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os Indios Tabajaras

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Los Indios Tabajaras (The Tabajara Indians) was a guitar duo of two brothers,
Antenor Lima and Natalicio (Nato) Lima, from Tiangu�, Cear� in the Northeast of
Brazil.[1] The group name refers to the Tabajara, indigenous people who lived on
the easternmost portion of the Atlantic coast of northeast Brazil in the period
before and during Portuguese colonization, in the 16th century.

Contents
1 Origins
2 Breakthrough
3 Later years
4 Discography
5 References
6 External links
Origins
Their beginnings are not clear, though most stories have them becoming accomplished
guitar players after finding a guitar near Cear�, in spite of the improbability of
the story. They found success in Rio de Janeiro, performing as Natalicio and
Antenor Lima and dressing in ceremonial Indian costumes. Using classical guitars
and playing transcriptions of classical violin and piano works, they were soon
playing all over South America.[2]

Probably as early as 1943, RCA's Latin American arm signed them to a recording
contract. In the early 1950s, they took a break from performing and went back to
study the guitar. After returning to the stage later that same decade, they took on
the name "Los Indios Tabajaras" and released an album in the United States on an
RCA-owned label Vox.

Breakthrough
Throughout this period, they had a steady stream of releases on RCA in Mexico and
one of these, a Mexican popular tune named "Mar�a Elena" (Lorenzo Barcelata; named
after the wife of a Mexican president and recorded in 1958), became a steady
seller, a success throughout Latin America and was finally released on a single in
the U.S. in 1963. It spent 14 weeks on the Hot 100 in the fall of 1963, four of
which were in the top 10 in November 1963, reaching number 6 and had similar
success in the United Kingdom. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc.[2]

Los Indios Tabajaras continued touring throughout the Americas and Europe, and in
1964 they had another two releases, "Always in My Heart" and "Marta." Although
"Always in My Heart" made the Billboard Hot 100, neither of these were nearly as
successful as "Maria Elena."

Their fluent guitar playing caught the ear of American guitarist Chet Atkins and,
along with pianist Floyd Cramer, they recorded an instrumental album in Nashville,
Tennessee. They also recorded and released material with singer Don Gibson,
including a re-recording of Gibson's 1958 hit "Oh Lonesome Me".

Later years
RCA released albums by Los Indios Tabajaras into the 1980s. They were produced by
Herman Diaz, Jr. until his retirement in 1975. They then worked with RCA producer
Ethel Gabriel.[3]

Antenor retired from performing in 1979,[4] and died in 1997.[5] Natalicio


continued to perform into the 1990s with his wife, Michiko. He died in November
2009.[6]
Discography
1953 Temura
1957 Popular and Folk Songs of Latin America
1958 Sweet and Savage
1963 Maria Elena
1963 Los Indios T�ba-J�r�s
1964 Always In My Heart
1964 The Mellow Guitar Moods of Los Indios Tabajaras
1965 Voglio Amarti Cosi
1965 The Many Splendored Guitars of Los Indios Tabajaras
1965 Twin Guitars - In A Mood For Lovers
1966 Musica Para Enamorados
1966 Don Gibson with Spanish Guitars (with Don Gibson)
1966 Casually Classic
1967 The Very Special Touch
1967 The Soft Touch of Los Indios Tabajaras
1968 The Fascinating Rhythms of Their Brazil
1968 In A Sentimental Mood
1969 Canciones De Las Islas (Song of the Islands)
1970 Dreams of Love
1970 Canciones Populaires y Folkl�ricas de Hispanoamerica (re-issue of 1957 album)
1970 Los Indios Tabajaras
1971 Lo Que El Mundo Necesita Ahora es Amor
1971 Suono d'Estate
1971 Marta
1971 The Very Thought of You
1972 Siempre En Mi Corazon
1972 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
1972 El Condor Pasa
1973 Play Favorite Movie Themes
1974 The Classical Guitars of
1975 Temas de Peliculas Europeas
1975 Country Music Cavalcade (shared with Chet Atkins and Floyd Cramer)
1976 Secret Love/All Time Film Favorites
1977 Mellow Nostalgia
1977 El Sonido de Los Indios Tabajaras
1978 Masterpieces
1979 Two Guitars
1980 Rainbows
1981 Beautiful Sounds
1982 Music For Romance
1983 Guitars on the Go
1988 The Magic Guitars of Los Indios Tabajaras
1992 The Joy of Playing
References
Allmusic
Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and
Jenkins Ltd. pp. 162�163. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
McDowell, Edwin (May 29, 1983). "The Art of Fine-Tuning a Recording". New York
Times.
"Natal�cio Lima: Guitarist best known for the million-selling". 2010-01-23.
Rekas, Stephen (2016). Master Anthology of New Classic Guitar Solos, Volume 1. Mel
Bay Publications. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-61-065902-4.
"Natal�cio Lima: Guitarist best known for the million-selling 'Maria Elena' -
Obituaries - News - The Independent". The Independent. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 14
March 2015.
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