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.
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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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0327426
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q982314
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Filmography (Movies)
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/09/2020
Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/2019
O Barato de Iacanga
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/06/2019
Danado de Bom
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/03/2016
Dominguinhos
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/2014
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/10/2012
Belair
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Release Date:04/10/2009
A Miss e o Dinossauro
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:10/05/2005
Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom
Character:Self - Singer
Release Date:06/10/2003
Viva São João!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/06/2002
Missa e Vaquejada
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Release Date:01/01/1988
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1979
Chapéu de Couro
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Release Date:09/10/1978
No Way, Spider
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Release Date:09/04/1970
Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião
Character:Ele mesmo
Release Date:01/01/1970
Hoje o Galo Sou Eu!
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Release Date:01/01/1957
O Comprador de Fazendas
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Release Date:07/09/1951
Terra Violenta
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Release Date:15/08/1949
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
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Release Date:09/03/1949
That's What I'm Gonna Do
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Release Date:01/01/1948
The World is a Tambourine
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Release Date:01/01/1947
Television Appearances
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