Toquinho
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.[1]
Also recorded as Antonio Bondeolli Pecci Filho · Antônio Pecci · Antonio Pecci Filho
Toquinho

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- Name
- Toquinho
- Birth Name
- Antônio Pecci Filho
- Born
- 6 July 1946
- Birthplace
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Full name
- Antônio Pecci.
- Nationality
- Brazil.
- Fields
- bossa nova, tropicália, música popular brasileira, samba and music of Brazil.
- Honours
- Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album and Officer of the Order of Rio Branco.
- Languages
- Portuguese.
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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.[1]
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Biography
Biography
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.

Toquinho encerra “Festividades na Concha” e leva cerca de 3,5 mil pessoas para a Concha Acústica
ASCOM Prefeitura de Votuporanga · Toquinho encerra “Festividades na Concha” e leva cerca de 3,5 mil pessoas para a Concha Acústica

Vinicius de Moraes e Toquinho, 1973. Fundo documental: Correio da Manhã
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Key facts
Key facts
• 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
Childhood and musical studies
Childhood and musical studies
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.
Career
Career
• 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]
Gallery
Gallery
• 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
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
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.
Identity
Identity
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.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1946
Toquinho born at São Paulo.
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)
Primary material
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 120541890, Toquinho.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Library of Congress Name Authority File, Toquinho, 1946- (n95922362).
Unverified · Library of Congress
- VIAF cluster 39563485 for Toquinho, aggregating national library name authorities.
Unverified · OCLC
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q983074: Toquinho
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Toquinho”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Toquinho
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Bonacich, Drago. Toquinho: Biography. AllMusic.
- 2.The Toquinho Toro Festival is held there for some years, in 2010, was sponsored by the Ministero per i Beni Culturali and the Brazilian Embassy in Rome
- 3.Ana Paula Torres. Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia. musibrasilnet.it.
- 4.Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia Interview with Ana Paul Torres
- 5.Hussey, Allison. Latin Grammy 2021 Winners: See the Full List Here. Pitchfork. Condé Nast. 18 November 2021.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- 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.
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MusicBrainz artist record for ToquinhoMetaBrainz Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 120541890, Toquinho.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Library of Congress Name Authority File, Toquinho, 1946- (n95922362).Library of Congress
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q983074: ToquinhoWikimedia Foundation
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