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 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,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 his paternal grandmother being born in Calabria, and his maternal grandparents hailing 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 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.Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia Interview with Ana Paul Torres
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
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.
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