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Grupo Velha Guarda was a Brazilian instrumental group founded by the renowned musician Pixinguinha. Active from 1931 to 1933, the group served as a backing band for various notable singers, including Mário Reis, Silvio Caldas, Carlos Galhardo, Moreira Da Silva, Carmen Miranda, and Elisa Coelho. The ensemble featured a talented lineup, including Pixinguinha as conductor and arranger, Luiz Americano, João Bagre, and Jonas Aragão on saxophone and clarinet, Bonfiglio De Oliveira on trumpet, João Martins on bass and mandolin, Wantuyl De Carvalho on trombone, Donga on banjo, guitar, and cavaquinho, Faustino Da Conceição (also known as Tio Faustino) on tan-tan, cabaça, caixeta, and omelê, Adolfo Teixeira on cabaça, and João Da Baiana on pandeiro.

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