Toninho Horta

Brazilian musician

Born: 2 December 1948
Belo Horizonte
Country: Brazil
Active: 1969–
Discography: 21 albums

Biography

Toninho Horta is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Toninho Horta was born on 2 December 1948 in Belo Horizonte. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 21 albums, from “Terra dos pássaros” (1980) to “Viva eu” (2020). Honours include Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album (2020).

Antônio Maurício Horta de Melo (born December 2, 1948) is a Brazilian jazz guitarist and vocalist. In addition to composing and performing his own work, Horta has worked for many years as arranger or sideman for Brazilian artists such as Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethânia, João Bosco, Airto Moreira, Edu Lobo, Nana Caymmi, Flora Purim, Gal Costa, Sérgio Mendes, Chico Buarque, Flávio Venturini, Joyce, Johnny Alf, Wagner Tiso, Francis Hime, and Beto Guedes.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Terra dos pássaros 1980 · EMI

Diamond Land 1988

Moonstone 1989

Toninho Horta 1990

Once I Loved 1993

Foot on the Road 1994

Durango Kid 2 1995

Sem Você 1995

Flávio Venturini & Toninho Horta 1997 · Live

Serenade 1997 · Live

Duets 1999

Qualquer Canção 1999

From Ton To Tom 2000

Com o Pé no Forro 2004

Solo Ao Vivo 2007 · Live

Toninho in Vienna 2007

Harmonia & Vozes 2010

Minas-Tokyo 2012

Toninho Horta no Estúdio Showlivre 2019 · Live

Belo Horizonte 2020

Viva eu 2020

Also plays on

Albums where Toninho Horta is credited as a sideman

1976	Promises of the Sun — Airto Moreira	electric guitar
1980	A Brazilian Love Affair — George Duke	guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
1987	Brasil — The Manhattan Transfer	guitar
1992	Sambao — Kenny Barron	guitar
1997	Essência — Lisa Ono	producer
2004	Boas festas2 ～Feliz Natal～ — Lisa Ono	arranger, producer
2005	Tiki — Richard Bona	acoustic guitar
2008	Encanto — Sérgio Mendes	arranger
2009	Songs and Stories — George Benson	guitar, acoustic guitar
2021	Houses — Silje Nergaard	guitar