 Pepeu Gomes was born February 7, 1952 and had contact with music from an early age because his father played in a dance orchestra and his mother taught piano lessons.Growing up he was influenced by the music of Waldir Azevedo, Jacob do Bandolim, Pixinguinha, and Canhoto da Paraíba.At nine years of age he invented his first instrument, a broom with a cable (that was usually used for street fighting) with the string tied at the ends.