“They are considered a new phenomenon in Brazilian guitar.” Gilson Antunes ("Violão Pro" - Brazil) ... Notes on the composer below ...
The Duo plays Sergio Abreu guitars with Augustine strings.
Filming and publication by Dimitrios Douros of DNWorks Films with full, expressed consent of the artists.
NOTES ON THE COMPOSER
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Zequinha de Abreu was born in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo state. He was a popular piano player and composer and also played in the theatre, and silent movies. He composed numerous waltz and "choros": "Sururú na Cidade", "Branca", "Tardes em Lindóia", etc. But his most famous work is "Tico-Tico no Fubá", played by the American organist Ethel Smith and sang by Carmen Miranda in Copacabana (1947). The original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo"; because of the lack of written tradition, Tico-Tico is played in various melodic versions all over the world.
