Luiz Gonzaga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian recording artist, songwriter, singer
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Place of Birth: Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil
About Luiz Gonzaga
- Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr.
- (standard orthography 'LuĂs'; Portuguese pronunciation: [lu'is gõ'zag?]; 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 for having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having created the musical genre baiĂŁo and has been called a "revolutionary" by AntĂ´nio 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, AntĂ´nio 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.
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