Lucinha Turnbull


Lúcia Maria Turnbull, known as Lucinha Turnbull, is a Brazilian singer, composer and guitarist, considered the first woman electric guitarist in Brazil.

Biography

Born in São Paulo, Turnbull is daughter of a Scottish father and a Brazilian mother. She got her first guitar when she was 13. When she was 16 years old she moved to London, where she joined the folk group The Solid British Hat Band. Returning to Brazil in 1972, she did the opening show for Os Mutantes at the Teatro Oficina in São Paulo. After that, she formed the short-lived duo As Cilibrinas do Éden with Rita Lee and participated of the Festival Phono 73. In 1973, Turnbull became guitarist and vocalist, together with Lee, in the Tutti Frutti band, with which she toured Brazil. In 1976, she formed the group Bandolim and participated in the musical "Rocky Horror Show".
In 1977 Turnbull sang the vocals of "Refavela" and "Refestança" with Gilberto Gil and Rita Lee. Along her career, she has played and sung in albums by Caetano Veloso, Rita Lee, Moraes Moreira, Guilherme Arantes and Erasmo Carlos, among others. In 1980, she launched her first LP, Aroma, produced by Perinho Santana. Her song "Bobagem was included in the Cássia Eller album Marginal. She has worked with Suely Mesquita, Mauro Santa Cecília, Mathilda Kóvak and Marcio Lomiranda.

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