Dino 7 Cordas

Dino 7 Cordas ( born May 5, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro, † May 27, 2006 ibid ), actually Horondino José da Silva was a Brazilian guitarist. He is considered one of the most important artists on the seven- guitar in Brazil.

Life

He started learning the guitar, inspired by his father, an amateur musician, and his brothers, who played cavaquinho and percussion. He was self-taught, learned a lot by listening to the radio and never had a teacher.

In the 1930s, he had his first performances in circus tents and theaters, where he accompanied other artists on the guitar. In 1937 he was invited to join one of the most respected groups of the time, a guitarist in the group Regional de Benedito Lacerda. Was a long-term cooperation from the short-term guest. 1950 left Benedito Lacerda the group Canhoto became the new leader and the group's name changed then in Regional do Canhoto.

Between 1952 and 1953 he was at a guitar maker its first seven-string guitar in order and specialized in this instrument, which is also his stage name (7 cordas means 7 strings ) is derived.

In the following years he accompanied some of the greatest artists of Brazil as Carmen Miranda, Francisco Alves and Orlando Silva.

In the 1960s, he started in the group P.Temporada de Ouro by Jacob do Bandolim that exists to this day.

Dino 7 Cordas collaborated on many recordings. In 1991, he took on a remarkable album with famous choro classics with his pupil Raphael Rabello.