ANNIBAL AUGUSTO SARDINA GAROTO

28thJuly 1915 --- 3rdMay 1955

Artisticamente to say of Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, composer and instrumentista, known for the name of Garoto, is to portray the sprouting of the New Bossa (bossa nova), well before the advent of João Gilbert in 1958, interpreting music “Chega de Saudade”, of Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. It dominated with technique to invulgar almost all the string instruments, especially the acoustic violão, electric violão, violão tenor, banjo, contrabass, violoncelo, hawaiian guitar, Portuguese guitar, cavaquinho, bandolin and the piano.

He was born in São Paulo, Brazil, the 28 of June of 1915 and died in Rio De Janeiro, the 3rd May of 1955, Garoto made love of music the biggest thing of it his life, and he tried to reach a perfection, then went on to reached his objective. He was one of the pioneers to incorporate the samba and waltz as well as jazz elements to his music.

This synthesis is well perceivable in the dissonante Nosso Choro, composed in 1937 and recorded in 1950.
From 1946 Garoto starts to integrate, under the regency of the teacher Radamés Gnatalli, a small orchestra for Chiquinho of the Acordeon, Jose Meneses, Bonfá Luis, Ari Blacksmith, Luciano Perrone and Vidal. Of this meeting with the Radamés teacher, a new conceptions of arrangement are introduced in the writings of Dick Farney. Garoto sole with violão tenor improvised anticipating it the entrance of Dick Farney.

In the sequence, tenor for the acoustic violão changes to the violão to seal new sounds and chords, as much nuances sonorous. In 1952, with the formation of the Trio Surdina, integrated for Garoto to the violão, Chiquinho to acordeon and Fafá Lemos to the violin, it starts if to sediment the embryonic period of the New Bossa.

The name of the trio if must to the fact of its elements not be able to record with its proper names, therefore the different recorders belonged. Some records of the trio are launched in 1953, being distinguished by its first writing of Duas Contas, the only music that is sung by Fafá Lemos. The three instrumentistas surprise for it select technician.

Still in 1952 the meeting of Garoto to the violão is registered, Johnny Alf to the piano and Vidal to the contrabass. They record Falsete (of Johnny Alf) and De Cigarro em Cigarro (of Luis Bonfá). For many, it is the pioneering writing of the New Bossa. In these writings, another genius started to blunt: Johnny Alf, that together with Garoto, is two of the most important precursors of the New Bossa. Before he died, Garoto arrives to know Dolores Duran, Silvinha Telles, Billy Blanco, João Gilberto and Tom Jobim. On the 3rd May of 1955 he died. The best musics, some successes are:

Infernal
Amor Indiferença
Gente Humilde
Dolente
Enigma
Nosso Choro
Sonhador
Choro Triste no.2
Doce Lembrança
Caramelo
Desvairada
Choro Triste no.1
Trapalhadas do "Garoto"
Meditando
Eu Comprei uma Ilusão
São Paulo Quatrocentão
Despedida
Aqui Estou
Meu Cavaquinho
Não é Sopa
Relâmpago
Ver Para Crer

I like to thank Damáris C.Gomes for donating the Bio above, I am afraid I do not know anthing about the composer to make corrections to the above, I hope you can still gain some useful information though.

Here is a link to his Website here

Last Updated on 29th September 2003

And now for the Music

(343)Desvairada (valsa) - arr. by Paulo Bellinati, kindly donated and seq by Sir Vocalise

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