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Alfredo Viana Filho
Born: 23rd April 1897, Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Died: 17th February 1973, Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho better known as Pixinguinha, (Portuguese: [piʃĩˈɡiɲɐ]) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flutist, and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. He worked with Brazilian popular music and developed the choro, a genre of Brazilian music that blends Afro-Brazilian rhythms with European influences. Some of his compositions include "Carinhoso", "Glória", "Lamento", and "Um a Zero".
Pixinguinha merged the traditional music of 19th-century composers with modern jazz-inspired harmonies, sophisticated arrangements, and Afro-Brazilian rhythms. This is attributed as having helped establish choro as an aspect of Brazilian culture.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixinguinha
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