Latest Release
- JAN 22, 2024
- 21 Songs
- Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings Bossa Nova · 1961
- Composer Of Black Orpheus Plays And Sings Bossa Nova · 1959
- Introspection · 1972
- Jacaranda · 1973
- The New Face of Bonfá · 1970
- Jazz Samba Encore! · 1963
- Solo in Rio 1959 · 1959
- Jazz Samba Encore! · 1963
- Jazz Samba Encore! · 1963
- Solo in Rio 1959 · 1959
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About Luiz Bonfá
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
- BORN
- October 17, 1922
- GENRE
- Bossa Nova