Zequinha de Abreu
Brazilian musician and composer
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| Intro | Brazilian musician and composer | |
| Places | Brazil | |
| was | Musician Composer Clarinetist | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | 19 September 1880, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro | |
| Death | 22 January 1935São Paulo (aged 54 years) |
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José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (September 19, 1880 – January 22, 1935) was a Brazilian musician and composer.
Abreu was born in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo state. He is best known for the famous choro tune "Tico-Tico no Fubá" (1917), whose original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo". Other well-known tunes he wrote were "Branca" and "Tardes de Lindóia."
Because of the lack of written tradition, Tico-Tico is played in various melodic versions all over the world. Abreu died in São Paulo, aged 54.