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Biografía

Baden Powell de Aquino was born in Varre-e-Sai in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His father, a scouting enthusiast, named him after Robert Baden-Powell. When he was three, his family relocated to a suburb in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The new surroundings proved profoundly influential. His house was a stop for popular musicians during his formative years. He soon started guitar lessons with Jayme Florence, a famous Choro guitarist in the 1940s. He proved a young virtuoso, having won many talent competitions before he was a teenager. At age fifteen, he was already playing professionally, accompanying singers and bands in various styles. As a youngster, he was fascinated by Swing and Jazz, but his main influences were firmly rooted in the Brazilian guitar canon. He first achieved notoriety in 1959 by convincing Billy Blanco, who was an established singer and songwriter to put lyrics to one of his compositions. The result was called "Samba Triste" and very successful. It has been covered by many artists, including Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd in their seminal LP Jazz Samba. In 1962, he met the poet-diplomat Vinicius de Moraes and began a collaboration that yielded some true classics of 1960s Brazilian music. Although Bossa Nova was the prevailing sound of the times, the partnership Baden-Vinicius wanted to transcend the form by syncretizing Afro-Brazilian forms such as Candombl??, Umbanda and Capoeira with Rio de Janeiro's Samba forms. The most enduring result is a series released as an LP in 1966 under the name "Os Afro-Sambas de Baden e Vinicius". During those years, he studied advanced harmony with Moacir Santos, released recordings in the Brazilian labels Elenco and Forma, as well as in the French label Barclay and the German label MPS/Saba (notably, his 1966 Tristeza on Guitar, consider by many to be a high point in his career). In addition, he was the house guitarist for Elenco, and Elis Regina's TV show "O Fino da Bossa". In

Álbumes

Canciones

1	Do Jeito Que a Gente Quer	Um Violão na Madrugada
2	All the Things You Are	Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
3	Dona Baratinha	Um Violão na Madrugada
4	Variações Brasileiras / Asa Branca	Guitares du Brésil
5	Tema nº 1	Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt
6	Fluido de Saudade	Um Violão na Madrugada
7	Rosa Flor	Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt
8	Amor Sincopado	Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
9	Improviso em Bossa Nova	Um Violão na Madrugada
10	Estrellita	Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
11	Stella By Starlight	Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
12	Canto De Xango	Bossa Nova And The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 1960s
13	Coisa nº 2	Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt
14	Dum... Dum... Dum... Dum	Um Violão na Madrugada
15	Berimbau	Guitares du Brésil
16	Lover	Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
17	Euridice	Guitares du Brésil
18	Não É Bem Assim	Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt
19	Canção do Amor Sem Fim	Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt
20	Coisa nº 1	Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt