Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, Pernambuco, December 13, 1912 — Recife, Pernambuco, August 2, 1989) was a prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. Born in the countryside of Pernambuco, he is considered to be responsible for the promotion of Northeastern ("nordeste") music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of baiao" and "Gonzagão".
The son of a peasant and accordion player, he was attracted to the 8-bass accordion at an early age Read Full BioLuiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, Pernambuco, December 13, 1912 — Recife, Pernambuco, August 2, 1989) was a prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. Born in the countryside of Pernambuco, he is considered to be responsible for the promotion of Northeastern ("nordeste") music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of baiao" and "Gonzagão".
The son of a peasant and accordion player, he was attracted to the 8-bass accordion at an early age, although he started out by accompanying his father by playing the zabumba (a type of bass drum) and singing at parties and religious celebrations. He left home in 1930 to join the army, and toured Brazil with an army band until 1939. Gonzaga decided to remain in Rio de Janeiro with a recently purchased accordion. He performed in the streets and in bars, playing boleros, waltzes and tangos.
After noticing that the Northeastern immigrants missed the music from their hometowns, he started to give listeners the sort of music they craved to hear: xaxados, baiões, chamegos and cocos. At Ary Barroso’s talent show, Luiz Gonzaga played his chamego "Vira e Mexe" and was acclaimed by the audience and by the dreaded host, who gave him the highest score.
In 1943, he dressed up in typical Northeastern costumes for the first time to perform live, and got hyped. Later on, as well as playing popular tunes on the accordion, he began to sing his own material, and his skills as a songwriter were revealed.
Gonzaga's son, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Júnior, known as Gonzaguinha, born 1945, was also a noted Brazilian singer and composer.
His greatest hit ever, "Asa Branca" (written with Humberto Teixeira), was recorded in 1947 and was covered countless times by many different artists. He worked on the radio until 1954, enjoying huge popularity. He is widely recognized for singlehandedly taking the baião style and the accordion to a wide audience. For a time RCA (now BMG), his recording label, was almost exclusively dedicated to printing his singles and albums. During the 60's, as the public taste shifted to bossa nova and iê-iê-iê, he found himself increasingly stranded from big city stages, so he toured the countryside, where his popularity never abated.
In the 70s and 80s, he slowly re-emerged, partly due to covers of his songs by famous artists like Geraldo Vandré, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, his son Gonzaguinha and Milton Nascimento. Some of his greatest hits are "Vozes da Seca" ("Voices From Drought"), "Algodão" ("Cotton"), "A Dança da Moda" ("The Dance In Fashion"), "ABC do Sertão" ("The ABC of Sertão"), "Derramaro o Gai" ("They Spilt the Gas"), "A Letra I" ("The 'i' letter"), "Imbalança" ("Shake It"), "A Volta da Asa-Branca" ("The Return Of The Picazuro Pigeon"), "Cintura Fina" ("Slender Waist"), "O Xote das Meninas" ("The Girls' Schottische", written with Zé Dantas, and "Juazeiro", "Paraíba", "Mangaratiba", "Baião-de-Dois", "No Meu Pé de Serra" ("There In My Homeland"), "Assum Preto" ("Blue-back Grassquit"), "Légua Tirana" ("Tyrannical league"), "Qui Nem Jiló" ("Like Solanum gilo", written with Humberto Teixeira. Other successful collaborations resulted in "Tá Bom Demais" ("It's Very Good") (with Onildo de Almeida), "Danado de Bom" ("Very Good") (with João Silva), "Dezessete e Setecentos" ("Seventeen And Seven hundred") and "Cortando o Pano" ("Cutting Cloth") (both with Miguel Lima).
Gonzaga died of natural causes at the age of 76.
The son of a peasant and accordion player, he was attracted to the 8-bass accordion at an early age Read Full BioLuiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, Pernambuco, December 13, 1912 — Recife, Pernambuco, August 2, 1989) was a prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. Born in the countryside of Pernambuco, he is considered to be responsible for the promotion of Northeastern ("nordeste") music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of baiao" and "Gonzagão".
The son of a peasant and accordion player, he was attracted to the 8-bass accordion at an early age, although he started out by accompanying his father by playing the zabumba (a type of bass drum) and singing at parties and religious celebrations. He left home in 1930 to join the army, and toured Brazil with an army band until 1939. Gonzaga decided to remain in Rio de Janeiro with a recently purchased accordion. He performed in the streets and in bars, playing boleros, waltzes and tangos.
After noticing that the Northeastern immigrants missed the music from their hometowns, he started to give listeners the sort of music they craved to hear: xaxados, baiões, chamegos and cocos. At Ary Barroso’s talent show, Luiz Gonzaga played his chamego "Vira e Mexe" and was acclaimed by the audience and by the dreaded host, who gave him the highest score.
In 1943, he dressed up in typical Northeastern costumes for the first time to perform live, and got hyped. Later on, as well as playing popular tunes on the accordion, he began to sing his own material, and his skills as a songwriter were revealed.
Gonzaga's son, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Júnior, known as Gonzaguinha, born 1945, was also a noted Brazilian singer and composer.
His greatest hit ever, "Asa Branca" (written with Humberto Teixeira), was recorded in 1947 and was covered countless times by many different artists. He worked on the radio until 1954, enjoying huge popularity. He is widely recognized for singlehandedly taking the baião style and the accordion to a wide audience. For a time RCA (now BMG), his recording label, was almost exclusively dedicated to printing his singles and albums. During the 60's, as the public taste shifted to bossa nova and iê-iê-iê, he found himself increasingly stranded from big city stages, so he toured the countryside, where his popularity never abated.
In the 70s and 80s, he slowly re-emerged, partly due to covers of his songs by famous artists like Geraldo Vandré, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, his son Gonzaguinha and Milton Nascimento. Some of his greatest hits are "Vozes da Seca" ("Voices From Drought"), "Algodão" ("Cotton"), "A Dança da Moda" ("The Dance In Fashion"), "ABC do Sertão" ("The ABC of Sertão"), "Derramaro o Gai" ("They Spilt the Gas"), "A Letra I" ("The 'i' letter"), "Imbalança" ("Shake It"), "A Volta da Asa-Branca" ("The Return Of The Picazuro Pigeon"), "Cintura Fina" ("Slender Waist"), "O Xote das Meninas" ("The Girls' Schottische", written with Zé Dantas, and "Juazeiro", "Paraíba", "Mangaratiba", "Baião-de-Dois", "No Meu Pé de Serra" ("There In My Homeland"), "Assum Preto" ("Blue-back Grassquit"), "Légua Tirana" ("Tyrannical league"), "Qui Nem Jiló" ("Like Solanum gilo", written with Humberto Teixeira. Other successful collaborations resulted in "Tá Bom Demais" ("It's Very Good") (with Onildo de Almeida), "Danado de Bom" ("Very Good") (with João Silva), "Dezessete e Setecentos" ("Seventeen And Seven hundred") and "Cortando o Pano" ("Cutting Cloth") (both with Miguel Lima).
Gonzaga died of natural causes at the age of 76.
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Luiz Gonzaga Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Luiz Gonzaga:
A Dança da Moda No Rio tá tudo mudado Nas noites de São João Em vez…
A Feira de Caruaru A feira de Caruaru Faz gosto da gente ver De tudo que…
A Festa do Milho O sertanejo festeja A grande festa do milho } bis Alegre i…
A Letra I Vai cartinha fechada Não deixa ninguém te abrir Aquela casa …
A Morte do Vaqueiro Numa tarde bem tristonha Gado muge sem parar Lamentando se…
A Triste Partida (Meu Deus, meu Deus) Setembro passou Outubro e Novembro J…
A Volta da Asa Branca Já faz três noites, que pro norte relampeia A asa branca…
Aboio apaixonado Não me chame boiadeiro Que eu não sou boiadeiro não…
Acauã Acauã, acauã vive cantando Durante o tempo do verão No sil…
Adeus Iracema Navega Oh! Jangada nesse mar Enfeitado de coqueiros E cob…
Alvorada Da Paz Jânio Quadros Tu és um soldado Sentinela da democracia O …
Amigo Velho Ô amigo velho, como vai, como passou? Pedi notícia sua, por…
Aroeira Passei um dia pela sombra da aroeira Mas que árvore traiçoe…
Asa branca Quando olhei a terra ardendo Qual fogueira de São João Eu pe…
Assum Preto Tudo em vorta é só beleza Sol de abril e a…
Ave Maria Sertaneja Quando batem as seis horas De joelhos sobre o chão O serta…
Baião Eu vou mostrar pra vocês Como se dança o baião E quem…
Balança A Rede Balança a rede pro menino não chorar Oi, balança, o menino…
Bamboleado Mas que ritmo quente Que bamboleado Que tem o maxixe E o …
Boiadeiro Vai boiadeiro que a noite já vem Guarda o teu gado…
Caboclo Nordestino Caboclo humilde, roceiro Disposto, trabalhador No remexer …
Cantiga De Vem Vem Vivo sempre escutando A cantiga de vem-vem Quando ouço ele…
Capitão Jagunço Capitão, Capitão A patente do meu nome Tem valimento Mas …
Casamento Improvisado Falado: Quem quisé roubá moça pra casá, que vá fazer…
Cortando o pano Errei no corte, seu Zé Mariano Peço desculpas pelo meu enga…
Cortando Pano Errei no corte, seu Zé Marino Peço desculpas pelo meu engan…
Danado De Bom Tá é danado de bom Tá danado de bom meu compade Tá…
Dança Mariquinha (Primeira Gravação de Luiz Gonzaga como cantor) Dança, da…
De Fiá Pavi Hoje tem forró mais cedo, forró como eu nunca ví Tem quadril…
Dedo Mindinho Ai, ai, ai amor Eu acho que vou morrer Meu coração tá…
Deixa a Tanga Voar Zé matuto foi a praia, só pra ver como é…
Dezessete e setecentos Eu lhe dei vinte mil réis pra pagar tês e…
Eu Vou Pro Crato Eu vou pro Crato Vou matar minha saudade Ver minha morena …
Faz Força Zé Viva o forró de Zé Lagoa!!! Ra, raí!!! É hoje!!! Quem …
Festa No Céu Quero ver soltar foguete Quero ver subir balão Até no céu,…
Fogueira De São João Na fogueira de São João Eu quero brincar Quero soltar meu …
Forró de Mane Vito Forró de Mané Vito Luiz Gonzaga Seu delegado, digo a vossa …
Forró No Escuro O candeeiro se apagou O sanfoneiro cochilou A sanfona não pa…
Juazeiro Juazeiro, juazeiro Me arresponda, por favor, Juazeiro, velho…
Légua Tirana Oh, que estrada mais comprida Oh, que légua tão tirana Ai,…
Liforme Instravagante Mandei fazer um liforme, Como toda a preparação Para botar…
Mariana Eu vou pra ver Mariana, Mariana sorrir e dançar Mariana brin…
Marimbondo Um marimbondo vindo peneirando a asa pra entrá em nossa…
Moda Da Mula Preta Eu tenho uma mula preta com sete palmos de altura A…
Na Cabana Do Rei Fui feliz nos dias que passei Na cabana do rei Dormi, sonh…
No Meu Pé de Serra Lá no meu pé de serra Deixei ficar meu coração Ai, que…
Noites brasileiras Ai que saudades que eu sinto Das noites de São João Das…
Numa Sala De Reboco Todo tempo quanto houver pra mim é pouco Pra dançar com…
O cheiro da carolina Carolina foi pro samba Carolina Pra dançá o xenhenhém Car…
O Fole Roncou O fole roncou no alto da serra Cabroeira da minha terra Subi…
O Torrado Da Lili Lili, tem torrado aí? Me dê uma narigada } bis Mas eu…
O Xote das Meninas Mandacaru quando fulora na seca É o sinal que a chuva…
Olha Pro Céu Olha pro céu, meu amor Vê como ele está lindo Olha praquel…
Pagode Russo Ontem eu sonhei que estava em Moscou Dançando pagode russo n…
Paraíba Quando a lama virou pedra E Mandacaru secou Quando o Ribaç…
Pedido A São João Se Deus quiser vou me embora pro sertão Pois a saudade…
Pense N'eu Pense n'eu quando em vez coração Pense n'eu vez em quando On…
Perpétua Se a perpétua cheirasse Seria a rainha das flores Mas como…
Pisa No Pilão Pisa no pilão, tum Hoi! Pisa no pilão, tá Pisa no pilão,…
Respeita Januário Quando eu voltei lá no sertão Eu quis mangar de Januário Com…
Rosinha Rosinha, Rosinha Eu sou o teu vassalo Roisnha, Rosinha Tu…
Sabiá A todo mundo eu dou psiu, perguntando por meu bem tendo…
Serrote Agudo Passando em Serrote Agudo Em viagem incontinente Vendo a s…
Sertão De Aço Lá lá lá rá rá Se você visse Como é o meu…
Súplica Cearense Oh! Deus, perdoe este pobre coitado Que de joelhos rezou um…
Tesouro e meio Ô baião Faz a gente lembrar, esquecer Ô baião Traz saudad…
Toque De Rancho O batalhão, ta lhe chamando Estou aqui, seu Coroné Tatatá,…
Vassouras Vassouras, Vassouras Velha cidade dos tempos coloniais Vas…
Vem Morena Vem, morena, pros meus braços Vem, morena, vem dançar Quer…
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José Amarante
Minha alma chora de saudade de tudo isso.
Jose Felipe Hinos
É verdade amigo agente se lembra das coisas Boa
João Paulo Antas
Amo meu nordeste
Flavio Duarte
Quero m& m
Carlos Marreira
Senhor Luiz Gonzaga e um patrimonio cultura nordestino
Homer ghost
Do Brasil
Anderson Maurício
Me lembro do tempo de criança tempos bom que não volta
renato cunha
Muita saudade,tempo de poucas condições. Mais a alegria era constante....
Leandro Rodrigues
Ouro pra mim
Sou nordeste
Fortaleza
Socorromonteiro Gabi
Também sou de fortaleza lembro das quadrilhas no SESI