Sebastião Cirino

An associate of historic organizations just like the Oito Batutas, the Velha Guarda (where he used Donga, Pixinguinha, and additional important music artists), and Carlito Jazz, Sebastião Cirino also had some success like a composer, having had his biggest strike using the maxixe “Cristo Nasceu Na Bahia” (with Duque in 1926). The music was contained in the revue Tudo Preto, staged in the Teatro Rialto from the Dark Organization of Revues. Years later, it had been recorded with achievement by Eliana Pittman in the LP Pra Sempre. He also experienced a regular achievement with “European union Fui Viajar” (with Duque) and “Nunca Mais” (Nelson Lucena/Sebastião Cirino). Cirino relocated to Rio de Janeiro in 1913. Inadequate, he previously to work many small jobs during sleep within the sidewalks, having becoming caught for vagabondage. Inside a penal colony, he discovered music theory and trumpet, playing in the music group from the convicts. Later on, he offered the Army like a musician. After his release, he was employed to play in the Movie theater Guanabara in Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro). For the reason that period, he published “Ao Nascer o Astro-Rei” (with Pedro Pereira Paulo), with that your Carnaval bloco (group) Caprichosos da Estopa received a contest advertised from the Jornal perform Brasil daily. In the ’20s, Cirino visited European countries using the Oito Batutas. In 1923, Donga asked him to become the trumpeter of Operating-system Oito Cotubas, which opened up on the Cabaré Fênix. He shortly joined up with Brazilian Jazz, produced by J. Tomás, which debuted at Movie theater Central and performed in a number of theaters on the Tiradentes Square. In 1926, Bataclan, a well-known French firm of revues possessed by Madame Resimir, found Rio for the next time and asked Cirino and Donga to function in the associated musical group, which also acquired Augusto Vasseur (piano), Orozino (saxophone), Zé Povo (trombone), João Vanderlei (violin), and Carlinhos (drums). By the finish of the growing season, Madame Resimir asked the group to check out with the business within a tour throughout Brazil. From then on, the business visited Portugal, performing in a number of cities. Returning after that to Brazil, Cirino was employed with the Carlito Jazz group still in 1926, with Donga. Departing using the group to European countries in the same calendar year, Cirino remained for the reason that nation until 1939, having received in the French federal government a adornment for his ethnic contribution being a musician. Upon his go back to Brazil, he produced an orchestra with just black music artists that performed in the Assírio Cabaret and in the Cassino Atlântico. In June 1954, he participated in the present A Noite da Velha Guarda on the Resort Glória (Rio de Janeiro), executing once again with Pixinguinha, Alfredinho Flautim, and João da Baiana.