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Luiz Gonzaga
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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 iconi…
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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.
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Luiz Gonzaga's Filmography
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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
as Self (archive footage)
Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo
as Self
O Barato de Iacanga
as Self (archive footage)
Danado de Bom
as Self (archive footage)
Dominguinhos
as Self
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
as Self (archive footage)
Belair
A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Himself (archive footage)
Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom
as Self - Singer
No Poster
Viva São João!
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Missa e Vaquejada
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
as Self
No Poster
Chapéu de Couro
No Way, Spider
No Poster
Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião
as Ele mesmo
Hoje o Galo Sou Eu!
O Comprador de Fazendas
Terra Violenta
... E o Mundo Se Diverte
That's What I'm Gonna Do
