Fafá Lemos, born Rafael Lemos Junior (1921-2004), a prodigy boy, violinist of Brazilian Symphonic Orchestra and the first to use the violin in Brazilian popular music. Went to the USA in 1953 to accompany Carmen Miranda, was partner of Garoto, Luiz Bonfá, Chiquinho do Acordeon and Carolina Cardoso de Menezes. Solista bard of Brazilian music.
Formed in the legendary Trio Surdina — that fabulous fraternity made up of the guitarist Garoto, the violinist Fafá Lemos, and the accordionist Chiquinho. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.