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Luiz Gonzaga

Luiz Gonzaga
  • Name: Luiz Gonzaga
  • Birthday: 1912-12-13
  • Place of birth: Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil
  • Popularity: 0.617
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando   as  Self (archive footage) 2020-09-10
Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo   as  Self 2019-06-14
O Barato de Iacanga   as  Self (archive footage) 2019-06-10
Danado de Bom   as  Self (archive footage) 2016-03-15
Dominguinhos   as  Self 2014-05-22
Gonzaga: From Father to Son   as  Self (archive footage) 2012-10-26
Belair 2009-10-04
A Miss e o Dinossauro   as  Himself (archive footage) 2005-05-10
Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom   as  Self - Singer 2003-10-06
Missa e Vaquejada 1988-01-01
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music   as  Self 1979-01-01
Chapéu de Couro 1978-10-09
No Way, Spider 1970-04-09
Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião   as  Ele mesmo 1970-01-01
Hoje o Galo Sou Eu! 1957-01-01
O Comprador de Fazendas 1951-09-07
Terra Violenta 1949-08-15
... E O Mundo Se Diverte 1949-03-09
É com Este que Eu Vou 1948-01-01
The World is a Tambourine 1947-01-01