Trio Iraquitã

Trio Iraquitã had its peak in the '50s, specializing in the bolero repertory with a heavy mariachi influence, and became internationally famous before it was popular in Brazil. The trio formed in Natal (Rio Grande do Norte) by Edinho (violão, or guitar), Paulo Gilvan (afoxê), and João Costa Neto (tantã) and became professional in 1950 in Recife's Rádio Clube. After a tour through the north of ...more