J. Tomas

J. Tom+ís was the author of the famous samba "Saramb+í," which had lyrics by Duque and was presented in Paris by Pixinguinha's Oito Batutas. His "Teresinha" was successful as his version in 1929. With partner Orestes Barbosa, he composed the song "Flor do Asfalto" (recorded with success by Castro Barbosa in 1931) and the samba "Verde e amarelo" (recorded by Araci Cortes in 1932). He wrote the music for several musical revues, between them "Guerra Ao Mosquito," and had a very successful orchestra, Brazilian Jazz, with whom Ary Barroso played. Around 1917, he began to play sna...