Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings Bossa Nova
Luiz Bonfá
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| Total: 13 Songs |
Biography
Born: October 17, 1922 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Genre: Brazilian
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Although overshadowed by the towering figure of Antonio Carlos Jobim and to a lesser extent by João Gilberto, Luiz Bonfá was right there at the birth of bossa nova as well. In fact, at least two of his songs, the haunting "Manha de Carnaval" and equally evocative "Samba de Orpheus" swept the world at least three years before Jobim's songs began to make a global impact, paving the way for the first Brazilian wave. In addition, Bonfá cultivated a delicate, precise classical guitar style, though more...
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Luiz Bonfá
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Manha de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival) | Compact Jazz: Best of Bossa Nova | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Manhã de Carnaval | Solo in Rio 1959 | 2:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Menina Flor | Verve Jazz Masters 53: Stan Getz Bossa Nova | 4:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Samba de Orfeu | Solo in Rio 1959 | 1:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
O Morro Não Tem Vez | Getz Plays Jobin: The Girl from Ipanema | 6:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Só danço samba | Jazz 'round Midnight: Antonio Carlos Jobim | 3:45 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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O Morro Não Tem Vez | Verve Jazz Masters 13: Antonio Carlos Jobim | 6:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Manha de Carnaval | Bossa Nova Brasil | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Saudade Vem Correndo | Jazz Samba Encore! | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Samba de Orfeo | Best of Brazil | 3:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Brazilian, Music, Latino, Latin Jazz, Jazz, Latin Jazz
- Released: 1963
- ℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
