Toquinho

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Field	Value
name	Toquinho
image	Toquinho Trova.jpg
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Antônio Pecci Filho
birth_date
birth_place	São Paulo, Brazil
genre	Bossa nova
occupation	Musician, singer, composer
instrument	Guitar, vocals
years_active	1964–present
associated_acts	Vinicius de Moraes
website
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Antônio Pecci Filho (born July 6, 1946), better known as Toquinho (), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes.

Childhood and musical studies

Toquinho was born in São Paulo, the son of Italian immigrants Diva Bondioli and Antonio Pecci. He has one brother, João Carlos Pecci. His paternal grandfather was from Toro and his paternal grandmother was born in Calabria; his maternal grandparents were from Mantua. As he was very short as a child, his mother used to call him "meu toquinho de gente" ("my piece of person"), which was the origin of his nickname.

His first guitar lessons were with Dona Aurora, a piano teacher who also knew how to play guitar. However, she could not continue to teach Toquinho. At age 14, he began lessons with Paulinho Nogueira and went on to study harmony with Edgar Gianulo, classical guitar with Isaias Sávio and orchestration with Léo Peracchi. He also studied with and befriended Oscar Castro-Neves.

Career

Initially playing in colleges, Toquinho's professional career took off in the 1960s at shows promoted by radio personality Walter Silva at the famous Paramount theater in São Paulo. He composed his first recorded song with Chico Buarque entitled "Lua Cheia" (Full Moon). His first big hit was composed in 1970 with Jorge Benjor, "Que Maravilha" (What a Wonder).

That same year he was invited by Vinicius de Moraes, co-writer of the worldwide hit "Garota de Ipanema" (The Girl from Ipanema), to participate in a series of shows in Buenos Aires, forming a solid partnership that would continue for 11 years and produce 120 songs, 25 records and over a thousand shows. After the death of Vinicius de Moraes in 1980, Toquinho went on to pursue a solo career, often performing with other talented musicians like Paulinho da Viola, Danilo Caymmi, Paulinho Nogueira and Chico Buarque.

Throughout his career, Toquinho composed songs for children, and recorded five albums for young audiences, including Arca de Noé (1980), with Vinicius de Moraes, and Casa de brinquedos (1983). Toquinho continues to record and play, and he remains popular in Brazil and Italy.

In 2021, his album Toquinho e Yamandu Costa - Bachianinha (Live at Rio Montreux Jazz Festival) (with Yamandu Costa) won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album.

Discography

1960s

1966: O violão de Toquinho
1969: La vita, amico, è l'arte dell'incontro

1970s

1970: Toquinho
1970: Vinicius de Moraes en "La Fusa" con Maria Creuza Y Toquinho
1971: Como dizia o poeta... Música nova (with Vinicius de Moraes and Marilia Medalha)
1971: Per vivere un grande amore
1971: São demais os perigos desta vida... (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1971: Toquinho e Vinícius
1971: Vinicius + Bethania + Toquinho en La Fusa (Mar Del Plata)
1972: Vinícius canta "Nossa Filha Gabriela"
1973: O bem amado (Original soundtrack)
1973: Poeta, moça e violão (with Vinicius de Moraes and Clara Nunes)
1973: Botequim (with Gianfrancesco Guarnieri)
1974: Boca da noite
1974: Toquinho, Vinícius e amigos
1974: Fogo sobre Terra (Original soundtrack)
1974: Vinícius & Toquinho
1975: Vinícius/Toquinho
1975: O Poeta e o Violão (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1976: La voglia, la pazzia, l'incoscienza, l'allegria
1976: Il Brasile nella chitarra strumentale (Torino, Italy)
1977: Toquinho tocando
1977: The best of Vinicius & Toquinho
1977: Tom, Vinícius, Toquinho, Miúcha
1978: Toquinho cantando: Pequeno perfil de um cidadão comum
1979: 10 anos de Toquinho e Vinícius 1980s
1980: Sempre Amigos (with Paulinho Nogueira)
1980: Um pouco de ilusão
1980: A arca de Noé (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1980: A Arca de Noé 2 (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1981: Toquinho, la chitarra e gli amici
1981: Doce vida
1982: Toquinho ao vivo em Montreaux
1983: Aquarela
1983: Casa de brinquedos
1984: Sonho dourado
1984: Bella la vita
1985: A luz do solo
1986: Coisas do coração
1986: Le storie di una storia sola
1986: Vamos juntos: Toquinho Live at Bravas Club'86, Tokyo
1987: Canção de todas as crianças
1988: Made in coração
1989: Toquinho in Canta Brasil
1989: À sombra de um jatobá

1990s

1990: Toquinho instrumental
1992: El viajero del sueño
1992: Il viaggiatore del sogno
1992: O viajante do sonho
1993: La vita è l'arte dell'incontro
1994: Trinta anos de música
1996: Toquinho e suas canções preferidas
1999: Toquinho Paulinho Nogueira

2020s

2026: Bossa Sempre Nova (with Luísa Sonza and Roberto Menescal)

Gallery

Image:Gildo e Toquinho.jpg|Toquinho and Gildo De Stefano Image:Toquinho Cremona 5th aug 2010.jpg|Toquinho during a show in Cremona, Italy, August 5th, 2010 Image:Toquinho Badi Assad Cremona 5th aug 2010.jpg|Toquinho and Badi Assad, during a show in Cremona, August 5th, 2010 Image:TOQUINHO piacenza 27 lug 2022 02.jpg|Toquinho during a show in Piacenza, Italy, July 27th, 2022 Image:TOQUINHO piacenza 27 lug 2022 01.jpg|Toquinho and Camilla Faustino, during a show in Piacenza, July 27th, 2022

Bibliography

Gildo De Stefano, Il popolo del samba. La vicenda e i protagonisti della storia della brazilian popular music, preface by Chico Buarque de Holanda, introduction by Gianni Minà, RAI Television Editions, Rome, 2005.
João Carlos Pecci and Wagner Homem, * Toquinho, Histórias de canções*, Texto Editores Ltda., Sao Paulo, 2010.
Gildo De Stefano, Saudade Bossa Nova: musiche, contaminazioni e ritmi del Brasil, preface by Chico Buarque, introduction by Gianni Minà, Logisma Editore, Florence, 2017.

References

Bonacich, Drago. "Toquinho: Biography". AllMusic.
The ''Toquinho Toro Festival'' is held there for some years, in 2010, was sponsored by the [[Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy). Ministero per i Beni Culturali]] and the Brazilian Embassy in Rome
Ana Paula Torres. "Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia".
[http://www.musibrasilnet.it/archivio/Diciannove/toquinho.htm ''Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia'' Interview with Ana Paul Torres]
(18 November 2021). "Latin Grammy 2021 Winners: See the Full List Here". [[Condé Nast]].

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