Waldir Azevedo

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Waldir Azevedo was a Brazilian composer and virtuoso cavaquinho player best known for popularizing the choro genre with pieces like "Brasileirinho."

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Waldir Azevedo canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian composer ⓘ
cavaquinho player ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
associatedWithInstrument Brazilian cavaquinho tradition ⓘ
composedInGenre choro ⓘ
samba ⓘ
countryOfBirth Brazil ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Brazil ⓘ
countryOfDeath Brazil ⓘ
culturalContext 20th-century Brazilian music ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-01-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-09-21 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
familyName Azevedo ⓘ
genre Brazilian popular music ⓘ
choro ⓘ
givenName Waldir ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle instrumental music ⓘ
hasNotableComposition Brasileirinho ⓘ
Delicado ⓘ
Pedacinhos do Céu ⓘ
Vê se Gostas ⓘ
hasWorkType instrumental choro ⓘ
orchestral arrangements of choro ⓘ
influenced cavaquinho players in Brazil ⓘ
influencedGenre Brazilian instrumental music ⓘ
instrument cavaquinho ⓘ
knownFor popularizing the choro genre ⓘ
virtuoso cavaquinho technique ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese ⓘ
name Waldir Azevedo ⓘ
nationality Brazilian ⓘ
notableFor virtuosic choro compositions for cavaquinho ⓘ
notableWork Brasileirinho ⓘ
Delicado ⓘ
Pedacinhos do Céu ⓘ
Vê se Gostas ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
instrumentalist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
placeOfDeath São Paulo ⓘ
recordLabel Continental Records (Brazil) ⓘ
RCA Victor (Brazil) ⓘ
linked to: RCA Victor
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workFeaturedInstrument cavaquinho ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

choro → notableComposer → Waldir Azevedo ⓘ
Brasileirinho → composer → Waldir Azevedo ⓘ
Brasileirinho → hasNotablePerformer → Waldir Azevedo ⓘ
Waldir Azevedo → name → Waldir Azevedo ⓘ