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  "slug": "pixinguinha",
  "name": "Pixinguinha",
  "description": "Pixinguinha appears once in our Samba list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/pixinguinha/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1937,
    "last": 1937
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 3,
    "list": "Samba"
  },
  "appearsOn": [
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "samba",
      "name": "Samba",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/samba/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "pixinguinha--carinhoso",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/pixinguinha--carinhoso/",
      "title": "Carinhoso",
      "year": 1937,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Choro rather than strict samba, by the greatest Brazilian musician of the century, and the most loved melody in the country. Booed as too American when it appeared.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Pixinguinha%20Carinhoso",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=7217Xga4zOw",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 3,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "samba",
        "name": "Samba",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/samba/"
      },
      "artist": "Pixinguinha"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}