Waldir Azevedo

Waldir Azevedo was probably the most successful composer and musician from the genre choro, and perhaps of most Brazilian music, in comparative conditions. A pioneer within the exploration of the device cavaquinho, his designs, basic and communicative, generally succeeded in recording the eye of listeners. Azevedo documented 132 compositions in different styles, 50 78s, and 20 LP’s (including one distributed to his competitor Jacob perform Bandolim). His music were also documented in Japan, Germany, as well as the U.S.A., where in fact the Percy Beliefs Orchestra’s saving of “Delicado” marketed more than a million copies. Azevedo’s initial device was the flute, at age group seven. Shortly he also discovered mandolin and cavaquinho. Learning the six- and seven-string violõha sido (acoustic guitars), he performed in public areas for the very first time over the flute, in 1933. His desire was to be an aviator, but his cardiac condition impeded it. Performing and playing the tenor violão he became a member of the group Águias de Prata, which performed on the Copacabana Palace and documented an record for Victor. On the other hand, he was utilized at Light Firm. As Dilermando Reis required a cavaquinho participant for his local, Azevedo was auditioned at Rádio Clube correct in the center of his honeymoon vacation and got the work, holding the positioning for just two years. In 1947, Reis departed for his single profession and Azevedo had taken the leadership from the local. He accompanied a huge selection of performers, from newbie to superstar, and begun to draw the eye from the listeners towards his personal compositions. Because the documenting company Continental is at exactly the same building, he was asked to record his piece “Brasileirinho,” after many radio shows. The invitation coincided using the departure of Jacob perform Bandolim, his biggest rival, from Continental to RCA Victor. “Brasileirinho,” released in Dec, was an enormous achievement right away. The ’50s also had been effective for Azevedo, who documented other big strikes just like the baião “Delicado,” the choro “Pedacinhos perform Céu,” “Chiquita,” and “Vê se Gostas,” amongst others. Azevedo toured SOUTH USA and European countries for 11 years, including two trips sponsored from the Brazilian diplomatic services Itamarati, the Caravanas da Música Brasileira. In London, Britain, he appeared inside a BBC display broadcast to 52 countries. In 1964, a vehicle accident killed his girl, which forced him right into a dark amount of major depression. In 1967 he discovered to learn and create music. In 1971, surviving in Brasília DF, he experienced an accident where he almost dropped his third finger and got to abandon music for just one . 5 years. After many surgeries, he came back to live show in 1974, in the Clube perform Choro of Brasília. Experiencing the choro revival from the ’70s, Azevedo quickly started to record once again also to perform in Television shows, such as for example Sabor bem Brasil, Seis e Meia, Pixinguinha, Choro na Praça, among others. In November 1989, 30 years of achievement of “Brasileirinho” was kept in mind within a tribute present at São Paulo’s Teatro Municipal. Alongside Azevedo performed Paulinho da Viola, Ademilde Fonseca, Paulo Moura, among others.