Luiz Gonzaga

Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (standard orthography 'Luís'; Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiz ɡõˈzaɡɐ]; Exu, December 13, 1912 – Recife, August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of the most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twentieth century. He has been credited with having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having popularized the musical genre baião and has been called a "revolutionary" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. According to Caetano Veloso, he was the first significant cultural event with mass appeal in Brazil. Luiz Gonzaga received the Shell prize for Brazilian Popular Music in 1984 and was only the fourth artist to receive this prize after Pixinguinha, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Dorival Caymmi. The Luiz Gonzaga Dam was named in his honor. Gonzaga's son, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Jr, known as Gonzaguinha (1945–91), was also a noted Brazilian singer and composer.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 13, 1912 (Exu), Died August 2, 1989 (Recife)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, composer, songwriter, vocalist

Notes: Name appears as Luiz Gonzaga, Luis Gonzaga, and Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, and Gonzagão.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	65552	10-in.	7/15/1932	Sonho de mamãe	Sônia Barreto	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	S-052495	10-in.	4/22/1942	Pé de serra	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	composer, instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-052496	10-in.	4/22/1942	Saudades de ouro preto	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-052796	10-in.	6/30/1943	Destino	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-052797	10-in.	6/30/1943	Galo Garnizé	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter
Victor	S-052924	10-in.	2/14/1944	Subindo ao céu	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-052925	10-in.	2/14/1944	Fuga da África	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-052926	10-in.	2/15/1944	Xamego	Carmen Costa	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	S-052942	10-in.	4/10/1944	Recordações de algúem	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-052943	10-in.	4/10/1944	Pingo namorando	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-052954	10-in.	5/4/1944	Escorregando	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-052955	10-in.	5/4/1944	Madrilena	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter
Victor	S-052974	10-in.	6/8/1944	Luar do nordeste	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-052975	10-in.	6/8/1944	Bilú bilú	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-052977	10-in.	6/10/1944	A mulher do lino	Carmen Costa	Female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	S-078178	10-in.	5/23/1945	Bilú-bilú	Carmen Costa	Female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BBS-078419	10-in.	1/23/1946	Marieta	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	BBS-078420	10-in.	1/23/1946	De Juazeiro a Pirapora	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-078431	10-in.	2/26/1946	É prá rir ou não é	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter
Victor	S-078432	10-in.	2/26/1946	Devolve	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-078433	10-in.	2/26/1946	Ô de casa	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with male vocal solo and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-078434	10-in.	2/26/1946	Xamêgo das cabrochas (Xamego)	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter
Victor	S-078435	10-in.	2/26/1946	Não bate nêle	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with accordion solo and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	S-078436	10-in.	2/26/1946	Calango da lacraia	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with accordion solo and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-078468	10-in.	4/8/1946	Dúvida	Augusto Calheiros	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	S-078540	10-in.	6/6/1946	Sabido	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-078559	10-in.	7/10/1946	Saudades de Matão	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-078560	10-in.	7/10/1946	Brejeiro	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-078577	10-in.	8/29/1946	Toca uma polquinha	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, composer, vocalist
Victor	S-078578	10-in.	8/29/1946	Feijão cum côve	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter, vocalist
Victor	S-078597	10-in.	9/9/1946	Eu vou cortando	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal group	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-078598	10-in.	9/9/1946	Caí no frevo	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist
Victor	S-078717	10-in.	2/13/1947	Dezessete e setecentos	Anjos do Inferno	Vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	S-078724	10-in.	3/3/1947	Vou prá roça	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-078725	10-in.	3/3/1947	Asa Branca	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-078726	10-in.	3/3/1947	Balanço no calango	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-078727	10-in.	3/3/1947	Coração de mulher	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	S-078744	10-in.	4/17/1947	Meu pandeiro	Ciro Monteiro	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	S-078827	10-in.	2/26/1948	Moda da mula preta	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	S-078828	10-in.	2/26/1948	Firim, firim, firim	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-078888	10-in.	before 2/13/1951	Mangaratiba	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, composer
Victor	S-078890	10-in.	before 2/13/1951	Baião	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, composer
Victor	S-093021	10-in.	8/8/1951	Sabiá	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-093022	10-in.	8/8/1951	Baião da penha	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	S-093105	10-in.	11/29/1951	Cigarro de paia	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	S-093106	10-in.	11/29/1951	Baião da garoa	Luiz Gonzaga	Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, accordion, composer
Victor	S-093199	10-in.	3/6/1952	Paraíba	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-093222	10-in.	3/25/1952	São João do carneirinho	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	S-093223	10-in.	3/25/1952	Imbalança	Luiz Gonzaga	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, songwriter
Gramophone	0PC1036	10-in.	12/15/1954	O xote das meninas	Conjunto Mário Simôes	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gonzaga, Luiz," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102836.

Gonzaga, Luiz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102836.

"Gonzaga, Luiz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.