Sessai Choro

male, deceased (1557)
"'(d. 1557), also known as Taigen Sessai"', was a Japanese abbot and mountain ascetic (see "yamabushi"). He was the uncle of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and...
Pixinguinha

Pixinguinha

male, deceased (1973)
Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho (1897-1973), better known as Pixinguinha, was a "choro" composer, arranger, flutist and saxophonist born in Rio de...
Jacob do Bandolim

Jacob do Bandolim

male, deceased (1969)
Jacob do Bandolim was a Brazilian composer and musician. Born Jacob Pick Bittencourt, his stage name means "Mandolin Jacob", after the instrument...
Ernesto Nazareth

Ernesto Nazareth

male, deceased (1934)
Ernesto Júlio Nazareth was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions. Ernesto Nazareth was o...

Guinga

male, 59 years old
Guinga (Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar) is a Brazilian guitarist and composer born in Madureira, a working-class suburb of Rio de Janeiro....
Egberto Gismonti

Egberto Gismonti

male, 62 years old
Egberto Amin Gismonti is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist. He began his formal music studies at the age of six on piano. After studying...
Dino 7 Cordas

Dino 7 Cordas

male, deceased (2006)
Horondino José da Silva, best known as Dino Sete Cordas ("Seven-String Dino"), was a Brazilian guitar player renowned as the greatest influence in s...
Marcos Suzano

Marcos Suzano

male
Marcos Suzano was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rock fan, he experienced a carnaval bloco and became passionate about percussion...

Braguinha

male, deceased (2006)
Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga, commonly known as Braguinha ("Little Braga") or João de Barro ("the Hornero"), was a Brazilian songwriter and o...

Céu

female
CéU (spelled with the uppercase "U" and pronounced), whose full name is Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose fir...