José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (September 19, 1880 – January 22, 1935), was a Brazilian musician and composer.
Abreu was born in
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil.
Elevation is .
The population is 27,600 (2020 estimate) in an area of .
The municipality holds the Cerrado Pé de Gigante Area of Relevant Eco ...
,
São Paulo state
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
. He is best known for the famous
choro tune "
Tico-Tico no Fubá
"Tico-Tico no fubá" (; " rufous-collared sparrow in the cornmeal") is a Brazilian choro song written by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Its original title was "Tico-Tico no farelo" ("sparrow in the bran"), but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Ja ...
" (1917), whose original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo". Other well-known tunes he wrote were "Branca" and "Tardes em Lindóia."
Tico-Tico is played in various melodic versions all over the world. Abreu died in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, aged 54.
External links
Website Zequinha de Abreu
References
*
1880 births
1935 deaths
People from Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
Brazilian composers
{{Brazil-composer-stub