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Luiz Gonzaga

Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (standard orthography 'Luís'; Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiz ɡõˈzaɡɐ]; December 13, 1912 – 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 with having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having popularized the musical genre baião and has been called a "revolutionary" by Antônio 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, Antônio 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 (1945–1991), was also a noted Brazilian singer and composer.

Birth and Death Data: Born Pernambuco (state in the Northeast Region of Brazil) , Died August 2, 1989 (Recife (municipality of Pernambuco state, Brazil) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, composer, songwriter, vocalist

Notes: Name appears as Luiz Gonzaga, Luis Gonzaga, and Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, and Gonzagão.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 69 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor S-078215 10-in. 7/2/1945 Dansa do macaco Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Victor S-078282 10-in. 9/6/1945 Caxangá Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Victor S-078283 10-in. 9/6/1945 Cortando pano Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter  
Victor BBS-078419 10-in. 1/23/1946 Marieta Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Victor BBS-078420 10-in. 1/23/1946 De Juazeiro a Pirapora Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Victor S-078431 10-in. 2/26/1946 É prá rir ou não é Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter  
Victor S-078432 10-in. 2/26/1946 Devolve Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor S-078433 10-in. 2/26/1946 Ô de casa Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with male vocal solo and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter  
Victor S-078434 10-in. 2/26/1946 Xamêgo das cabrochas (Xamego) Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter  
Victor S-078435 10-in. 2/26/1946 Não bate nêle Luiz Gonzaga Male vocal solo, with accordion solo and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist  
Victor S-078436 10-in. 2/26/1946 Calango da lacraia Luiz Gonzaga Male vocal solo, with accordion solo and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter  
Victor S-078468 10-in. 4/8/1946 Dúvida Augusto Calheiros Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor S-078540 10-in. 6/6/1946 Sabido Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Victor S-078559 10-in. 7/10/1946 Saudades de Matão Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor S-078560 10-in. 7/10/1946 Brejeiro Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor S-078577 10-in. 8/29/1946 Toca uma polquinha Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, composer, vocalist  
Victor S-078578 10-in. 8/29/1946 Feijão cum côve Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble instrumentalist, accordion, songwriter, vocalist  
Victor S-078597 10-in. 9/9/1946 Eu vou cortando Luiz Gonzaga Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal group vocalist, songwriter  
Victor S-078598 10-in. 9/9/1946 Caí no frevo Luiz Gonzaga Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble composer, vocalist  
Victor S-078717 10-in. 2/13/1947 Dezessete e setecentos Anjos do Inferno Vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor S-078724 10-in. 3/3/1947 Vou prá roça Luiz Gonzaga Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, songwriter  
Victor S-078725 10-in. 3/3/1947 Asa Branca Luiz Gonzaga Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, songwriter  
Victor S-078726 10-in. 3/3/1947 Balanço no calango Luiz Gonzaga Male vocal solo vocalist, songwriter  
Victor S-078727 10-in. 3/3/1947 Coração de mulher Luiz Gonzaga Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor S-078744 10-in. 4/17/1947 Meu pandeiro Ciro Monteiro Male vocal solo songwriter  
(Results 26-50 of 69 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gonzaga, Luiz," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102836.

Gonzaga, Luiz. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102836.

"Gonzaga, Luiz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102836

External Sources

Wikipedia: Luiz Gonzaga

Discogs: Luiz Gonzaga

Allmusic: Luiz Gonzaga

IMDb: Luiz Gonzaga

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Gonzaga, Luiz - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80079507

Wikidata: Luiz Gonzaga - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q982314

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79165329

MusicBrainz: Luiz Gonzaga - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/712fcc0f-25f5-45bf-bbb8-2601872d08e1

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/56722 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/56722

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