Luiz Gonzaga

Biography

Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, December 13, 1912 – Recife, August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Also known as the King of Baião, he was considered one of the most complete, important, and creative figures in Brazilian popular music. Singing accompanied by his accordion, zabumba, and triangle (the basic set of baião singers, which he himself defined), he spread the musical culture of the Northeast across the entire country, including genres such as baião, xaxado, xote, and forró pé de serra. His compositions also described the poverty, sorrows, and injustices of his arid homeland, the northeastern sertão. Luiz Gonzaga gained notoriety with the iconic songs "Asa Branca" (1947), "Juazeiro" (1948), and "Baião de Dois" (1950). Adoptive father of the musician Gonzaguinha, Gonzagão influenced other MPB artists such as Geraldo Vandré, Raul Seixas, Gilberto Gil, and Caetano Veloso.

Known For

Ele mesmo

Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião

Self (archive footage)

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

Self (archive footage)

Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho

Self

Dominguinhos

Sem Essa, Aranha

O Comprador de Fazendas

Self - Singer

Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom

Chapéu de Couro

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Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo

É com Este que Eu Vou

... E O Mundo Se Diverte

Hoje o Galo Sou Eu!

Self (archive footage)

Danado de Bom

Este Mundo É um Pandeiro

Self

Caterina Valente präsentiert Brasilianische Musik

Self (archive footage)

O Barato de Iacanga

Himself (archive footage)

A Miss e o Dinossauro

Missa e Vaquejada

Terra Violenta

Belair

Self (archive footage)

Viva São João!