TICO TICO

Tico-Tico no Fubá is the title of a renowned Brazilian choro music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Its original title was Tico-Tico no Farelo, but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Jacomino Canhoto (1889–1928) had a work with the same title,[1] Abreu’s work was given its present name in 1931.
Tico Tico no Fubá
(historic 1st recording)
Orquestra Colbaz. Recorded in 1931 (Columbia recording company).
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Choro (literally translated meaning lament) is also popularly known as chorinho in the affectionate diminutive form of Brazilian Portuguese. “Fubá” is a type of maize flour, and “tico-tico” is the name of a bird, the rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Hence, “tico-tico no fubá” means “tico-tico in the cornmeal
Link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tico-Tico_no_Fub%C3%A1