1928

Born in a small town in the countryside of Bahia, he started playing the cavaquinho at age 8, later trading it for the acoustic guitar. Nicanor started writing music at age 15. In 1948, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he studied music for four years, writing music in different styles, such as choros, batuques, lundus, catetretês, sambas, valsas, poteios, baiões, modinhas, etc. His debut solo album, "O Violão Brasileiro de Nicanor Teixeira", was released in 1977 as a New Year gift from a private company, never having been commercialized. In 2001, Rob Digital released "Nicanor teixeira por 28 Grandes Intérpretes", featuring guitarists like Turíbio Santos, Guinga, Egberto Gismonti and Nicanor.