Valdir Azevedo
Valdir Azevedo or Waldir Azevedo (January 23, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro – September 21, 1980 in São Paulo) was a choro composer, conductor and performer, considered to be the most successful musician of this genre.[1]
Azevedo was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He played flute starting from the age of seven, and later switched to mandolin and to the cavaquinho. He first performed in public in 1933 at the Carnival, playing flute.[2]
He wrote 130 compositions during his lifetime, including the world-famous "Brasileirinho" and "Delicado", which was He is considered by many to be the first Brazilian cavaquinho shredder ever. One of his compositions, "Delicado," is a Latin American dance that has been arranged for piano.
He died in São Paulo, aged 57.
References
- ^ Neder, Alvaro. "About Waldir Azevedo". MTV. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Biografia de Waldir Azevedo" (in Portuguese). Letras. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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Further reading
- Bernardo, Marco Antonio (2004). Waldir Azevedo: um cavaquinho na história (in Portuguese). Irmãos Vitale. ISBN 8574071870.
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