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Toninho Jaburu
Toninho Jaburu grew up in Sousa, Paraíba, where he absorbed the forró and baião rhythms of northeastern Brazil. He started performing in the 1970s with Trio...
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Toninho Jaburu grew up in Sousa, Paraíba, where he absorbed the forró and baião rhythms of northeastern Brazil. He started performing in the 1970s with Trio Nordestino, playing guitar and singing. In 1981, he put out his first solo album, which included the track 'Caminhoneiro Eu Sou.'
That song became his calling card, a straightforward ballad about truck drivers that connected with people who knew that life. It's not flashy, just a plain-spoken story set to music, and it stuck around.
He kept recording and performing after that, working within the regional styles he came up with. The music has a directness to it that feels lived-in rather than polished.
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