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Luiz Gonzaga
Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil
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 c…
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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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2020
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo
Movie Self
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2019
O Barato de Iacanga
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2016
Danado de Bom
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2014
Rio, I Love You
Movie Music
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2014
Dominguinhos
Movie Self
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2012
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
Belair
Movie
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2005
A Miss e o Dinossauro
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2003
Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom
Movie Self - Singer
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2002
Viva São João!
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1988
Missa e Vaquejada
Movie
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1981
Viva o Gordo
TV show Self
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1980
Grandes Nomes
TV show Self
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1979
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
Movie Self
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1978
Chapéu de Couro
Movie
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1977
The Trapalhões
TV show
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1977
Festa de São João no Interior da Bahia
Movie Music
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1970
No Way, Spider
Movie
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1970
Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião
Movie Ele mesmo
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1957
Hoje o Galo Sou Eu!
Movie
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1951
O Comprador de Fazendas
Movie
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1949
Terra Violenta
Movie
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1949
... E o Mundo Se Diverte
Movie
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1948
That's What I'm Gonna Do
Movie
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