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He also performed and composed forró music.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis professional career began in Pernambuco where he went at the age of 15, and continued in his first album with Humberto Teixeira (1950), leading to work in radio and television in Rio de Janeiro from 1955. With «Os Brasileiros» he toured Europe (1958). He moved to New York (1964-1976) and worked with Miriam Makeba and Harry Belafonte among others.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe recorded with Putte Wickman (P.W. \u0026amp; Sivuca, 1969), Ulf Wakenius' «Guitars Unlimited» (1987) and Sylvia Vrethammar (Rio de Janeiry Blue, 1985; Rendezvois in Rio, 1995). His «Sivuca Brazilian Group» toured Scandinavia in 1990.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was hospitalized on December 12 and died on December 14, 2006 after a two-year struggle with cancer.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Sivuca","playStationPath":"/stations/271025837/play","stationId":271025837,"bioPath":"/music/Sivuca/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Nara+Leao","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c31/c313e93f3bbe35e83247ec6e14c35e3c_md.jpg","artistName":"Nara Leão","artistId":6591,"station_id":114509198},{"musicPath":"/music/Quarteto+Em+Cy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fd4/fd4bdb835393c7031912886b56f8a238_md.jpg","artistName":"Quarteto Em Cy","artistId":88500,"station_id":271025826},{"musicPath":"/music/Tamba+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f49/f499417c7897fb9cfb7e79e14f6acac1_md.jpg","artistName":"Tamba Trio","artistId":3968,"station_id":113401222},{"musicPath":"/music/Gal+Costa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d7a/d7ac4e248ea75077050078bfebc2f58a_md.jpg","artistName":"Gal Costa","artistId":9521,"station_id":104965243},{"musicPath":"/music/Airto+Moreira","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/41c/41cc7e3f95bd747afc3bc4bed1446738_md.jpg","artistName":"Airto Moreira","artistId":4309,"station_id":114284158},{"musicPath":"/music/Ney+Matogrosso","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/925/925ca9083dd3508040cdfeeb1c453031_md.jpg","artistName":"Ney Matogrosso","artistId":100554,"station_id":280763049},{"musicPath":"/music/Geraldo+Azevedo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1e6/1e6fc4fde6e2967cac00b51c161cf046_md.jpg","artistName":"Geraldo Azevedo","artistId":111561,"station_id":282283650},{"musicPath":"/music/Banda+Black+Rio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f51/f51ca9e19c1c2929faa8d2a09a7a1457_md.jpg","artistName":"Banda Black Rio","artistId":102456,"station_id":280764185},{"musicPath":"/music/Guinga","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/caf/caf74383e14300721fdbc5c45d56c8b7_md.jpg","artistName":"Guinga","artistId":103948,"station_id":280765169},{"musicPath":"/music/Milton+Nascimento+Lo+Borges","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/60c/60cca0a3ce6b144f43a9752ff491ecf9_md.jpg","artistName":"Milton Nascimento \u0026 Lo Borges","artistId":109862,"station_id":282141006},{"musicPath":"/music/Jacob+Do+Bandolim","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e8f/e8f943ed72d23a9410100efd8ceb9eb3_md.jpg","artistName":"Jacob Do Bandolim","artistId":103565,"station_id":287828482},{"musicPath":"/music/Chico+Science+Nacao+Zumbi","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/062/06284ab1a5ecb331f8256b297daacae0_md.jpg","artistName":"Chico Science \u0026 Nacao Zumbi","artistId":104008,"station_id":280822857},{"musicPath":"/music/Jackson+Do+Pandeiro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/925/925e4970b9d4ce37459d85f560b5cedf_md.jpg","artistName":"Jackson Do Pandeiro","artistId":102524,"station_id":280764247},{"musicPath":"/music/Itamar+Assumpcao","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5ae/5ae2e4c1dba9fed270af6f2aca4952b2_md.png","artistName":"Itamar Assumpcao","artistId":105382,"station_id":324436720},{"musicPath":"/music/Toquinho","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fe0/fe0f3bfaec4c473094a8ff979c828b01_md.jpg","artistName":"Toquinho","artistId":100899,"station_id":280763381},{"musicPath":"/music/Wilson+Simonal","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3d1/3d1caac6c3a5409b684ab355e5e29b74_md.jpg","artistName":"Wilson Simonal","artistId":7540,"station_id":113467940},{"musicPath":"/music/Otto","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c51/c510a2a6c4ca5266f99321667e0c48d1_md.jpg","artistName":"Otto","artistId":100618,"station_id":280763112},{"musicPath":"/music/Vinicius+de+Moraes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4e2/4e2c233841976961cb22f2dca8b24f4a_md.jpg","artistName":"Vinicius de Moraes","artistId":1592,"station_id":113392059}]}