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Artist
Altamiro Carrilho
12+ albums
choroinstrumentalchorinhobrasilmpb
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Altamiro Carrilho (born Altamiro Aquino Carrilho; December 21, 1924 in Santo Antônio de Pádua, RJ – August 15, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ) was a Brazilian musician, a flutist and composer. He is widely regarded as a master flutist and a major representative of the Brazilian choro genre, an instrumental musical genre popular in Brazil. In a career spanning over 70 years, Altamiro recorded over one hundred albums, composed about two hundred songs and performed in more than forty countries. broadcasting Brazilian choro. Altamiro was often featured in several symphony orchestras, displaying his great musical versatility. His main instrument was a transverse flute. Some of his main songs were "Rio antigo", "A galope", "Acorda, Luiz", "Bem Brasil" and "Canarinho teimoso". He was the flutist with the greatest number of recorded albums in Brazil, in addition to being considered by critics and specialists in the field as one of the greatest flutists in the history of the instrument. He was considered by the French flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal as the best flutist in the world. A very active studio musician, Altamiro recorded at least two of the most unmistakable flute introductions in the history of Brazilian MPB (Brazilian Popular Music): the hits "Detalhes" by Roberto Carlos and "Meu Caro Amigo" by Chico Buarque. In 1976, Roberto Carlos invited Carrilho to his traditional Christmas show on TV Globo - the main Brazilian TV channel. Altamiro played Roberto’s hit “O calhambeque". Robe
