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ALBUMPrimeiras GravaçõesLuiz Bonfá
Albums by Luiz Bonfá
ALBUMPrimeiras GravaçõesLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMSua Melhor ÉpocaLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMLe ore dell'amore (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Extended Version]Luiz Bonfá
ALBUMThe Bonfá MagicLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMBonfa Burrows BrazilLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMJacarandaLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMIntrospectionLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMSanctuaryLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMThe New Face of BonfáLuiz Bonfá
ALBUMSoftly...Luiz Bonfá
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Artist Biography
Before bossa nova took the world by storm in the 1960s, the reigning sound of Brazil was the samba. Guitarist Luiz Bonfa was one of the most well-known Brazilian samba-cancao composers and performers of the 1950s, known for his complex, lively fingerpicking style and soulful compositions. His contributions to the BLACK ORPHEUS soundtrack--particularly "Manha de Carnaval," which has since become a jazz standard--elevated him to fame in 1959, and he continued to enjoy the respect of peers and audiences well into the '90s. Bonfa died in Brazil in 2001.
Hometown
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Genre
Bossa Nova