Toquinho

The recorded working language is Portuguese. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are bossa nova, tropicália, música popular brasileira and samba. Distinctions recorded are Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album and Officer of the Order of Rio Branco.

• Name — Toquinho • Landscape — yes • Birth Name — Antônio Pecci Filho • Born — 6 July 1946 • Birthplace — São Paulo, Brazil • Genre — Bossa nova • Occupation — * Musician • singer • composer • Instrument — * Guitar • vocals • Years Active — 1964–present • Website — www.toquinho.com.br

Toquinho was born in São Paulo to Diva Bondioli and Antônio Pecci. He has one brother, João Carlos Pecci. He has Italian ancestry, with his paternal grandfather being from Toro, Molise,[2] his paternal grandmother being born in Calabria, and his maternal grandparents hailing from Mantua.[3] 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.

• Illustration — Toquinho (right) performing with Vinicius de Moraes in 1973 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 Ben Jor, "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.[4] 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.[5]

• Illustration — Toquinho and Gildo De Stefano, 1990s • Illustration — Toquinho and Badi Assad during a show in São João da Boa Vista, Brazil, September 7, 2009 • Illustration — Toquinho during a show in Cremona, Italy, August 5, 2010 • Illustration — Toquinho during a show in Votuporanga, Brazil, December 22, 2019 • Illustration — Toquinho during a show in Piacenza, Italy, July 27, 2022 • Illustration — Toquinho and Camilla Faustino during a show in Piacenza, July 27, 2022

Toquinho was recorded at birth as Antônio Pecci. He also worked under the name Toquinho. The authorities additionally record the headings Antonio Bondeolli Pecci Filho, Antônio Pecci and Antonio Pecci Filho. His recorded language was Portuguese.

Toquinho is recorded as having received Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album and Officer of the Order of Rio Branco. Recognition and collections. Toquinho received Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album and Officer of the Order of Rio Branco.