Altamiro Carrilho

Origin

Santo Antônio de Pádua, RJ

Years Active

1943–2012

Genres

choro, instrumental music, brazilian popular music

Instruments

flute, tarol

Biography

Altamiro Aquino Carrilho was born in Santo Antônio de Pádua, Rio de Janeiro, and grew up in a musically inclined family. From an early age, music surrounded his life, inspiring him to join the Lira Árion band playing the tarol by the age of eleven. His recording career took off in 1943 when he participated in a 78 rpm record by Moreira da Silva, marking the beginning of a legendary trajectory in Brazilian music.

Throughout his prolific career, Carrilho recorded over one hundred albums and composed around two hundred songs, establishing himself as the flutist with the highest number of recorded tracks in Brazilian discography history. He passionately championed the choro genre, performing in more than forty countries and earning praise from renowned musicians like Jean Pierre Rampal. His excellence was further recognized through numerous accolades, including the Sharp Award for Best Instrumental Album in 1997 for his work "Flauta Maravilhosa".

Collaborating with various esteemed artists such as Artur Moreira Lima, Ulisses Rocha, and Carlos Poyares, Carrilho left an indelible mark on Brazilian instrumental music. He passed away in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, remembered as one of the greatest flutists in the history of the instrument. His enduring legacy continues to inspire generations of choro musicians.

Discography

• Revivendo Pattapio (1957)
• Natal com Altamiro Carrilho e Sua Bandinha (1957)
• E Sua Flauta Azul (1957)
• Turma da Gafieira (1957)
• Era Só o que Flautava (1960)
• Altamiro Carrilho e Aloysio Figueiredo – O Melhor para Dançar (Flauta e Órgão) (1961)
• No Mundo Encantado das Flautas (1962)
• Chôros Imortais (1964)
• Choros Imortais N°2 (1965)
• Uma Flauta em Serenata (1965)
• La Flauta Magica de Altamiro Carrilho (1968)
• A Volta de Altamiro Carrilho e Sua Bandinha (1969)
• Rio Antigo (1970)
• Altamiro Carrilho, Niquinho , Acomp. Regional do Canhoto – As 14 Regionais - A Flauta de Prata e o Bandolim de Ouro (1972)
• Altamiro Carrilho e Carlos Poyares – Pixinguinha, de Novo (1975)
• Antologia Do Chorinho (1975)
• Altamiro Carrilho, Abel Ferreira, Formiga e Paulo Moura com a Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira , Regente Júlio Medaglia – Interpretam Vivaldi, Weber, Purcell e Villa-Lobos (1977)
• Antologia Do Chorinho Vol. 2 (1977)
• Antologia da Flauta (1977)
• Antologia Do Chorinho Vol. II (1977)
• Altamiro Revive Pattápio e Interpreta Clássicos (1977)
• A Flauta de Prata e o Bandolim de Ouro: Revendo o Passado (1977)
• Altamiro Carrilho (1978)
• Clássicos em Choro (1979)
• Clássicos em Choro Vol. 2 (1980)
• Altamiro Carrilho Comemora Os 10 Anos de Choro de os Ingenuos (1983)
• Altamiro Carrilho, Luizinho Eça, Galo Preto, Banda do Corpo de Bombeiros do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – Patápio Silva (1984)
• 50 Anos de Chorinho (1990)
• A Flauta de Altamiro Carrilho (1992)
• Ulisses Rocha e Altamiro Carrilho (1993)
• Recordar É Viver (1994)
• Arthur Moreira Lima / Altamiro Carrilho – Brasil Musical (1995)
• Flauta Maravilhosa (1996)
• Chorinhos Didáticos para Flauta (1996)
• Mauricio Einhorn, Sebastião Tapajós, Gilson Peranzzetta, Altamiro Carrilho – Encontro de Solistas (1999)
• O Melhor para Dancar (2001)
• Concerto em Niterói - Parte 1 (2009)
• Concerto em Niterói - Parte 2 (2009)
• Ensaio (2012)
• Brazilian Roots: Música Regional, Vol. 2 (2013)
• Brazilian Roots: Chorinho, Vol.1 (2013)
• Brazilian Roots: Chorinho, Vol.7 (2013)
• Brazilian Roots: Chorinho, Vol.8 (2013)
• Chorinho Vol.2 (2013)
• Solo de Flauta (2015)
• Dobrados em Desfile (2015)
• Poema da Alma (2017)
• Salto do Grilo (2018)
• Bossa Nova In Rio (2024)
• Choros Essenciais (2024)
• The Brazilian Flute Of
• Bem Brasil
• The Longest Day
• Recordar É Viver - N.2
• Desfile de Sucessos