Tenorio Jr.
Francisco Tenório Junior, also known as Tenorinho, was born and raised in the
Laranjeiras neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro and became one of the most important
musicians of the bossa nova genre. He performed at Beco das Garrafas in Rio and
his piano can be heard on influential Brazilian music albums such as "É Samba
Novo" by Edson Machado, "Arte Maior" by Leny Andrade, "Drawings" by Victor Assis
Brasil, "O Lp" by Os Cobras, and "Vagamente" by Wanda Sa.
At the age of 21, Tenório Junior recorded his only album, "Embalo", in 1964. He
attended the National Faculty of Medicine while ...
