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Toninho Lima
Toninho Lima grew up in Itabaiana in northeastern Brazil, where he started playing accordion and singing in local bars. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in the...
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Toninho Lima grew up in Itabaiana in northeastern Brazil, where he started playing accordion and singing in local bars. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s and eventually recorded "Cantando Pra José Mendes" in 1985, which became his most recognizable song.
His music often mixed forró with other styles, from the straightforward approach of his 1986 album "Forró em Brasa" to the more exploratory sounds on "Raízes do Sertão" in 2002. He faced plagiarism accusations in the 1990s, which he denied, and has been vocal about political issues affecting Brazil's northeast in more recent years.
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