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Canhoto
12+ albums
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"Canhoto" means 'left handed' in portuguese. So a few famous Brazilian musicians were known by this nickname. Mainly, it may refer to: 1) Américo Jacomino (1898-1928), a guitar player and composer from São Paulo; 2) Waldiro Frederico Tramontano (1908-1980), a cavaquinho player from Rio de Janeiro, mainly associated with choro and samba; he played for more than two decades with his band, Canhoto & seu Regional; 3) Francisco Soares de Araújo, aka Canhoto da Paraíba, (1926-2008), a guitar player from Paraíba. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
