Lamartine Babo

Lamartine Babo (10 January 1904 — 16 June 1963) was one of the most important popular composers of Brazil. He also appeared in four films.

Birth and Death Data: Born Rio de Janeiro (municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil), Died June 16, 1963 (Rio de Janeiro (municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, vocalist, translator, arranger

Notes: Name also appears under the pseudonyms Janeiro Ramos, Frei Caneca, Poeta Cinzento, and T. Mixto.

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 87 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Vi cat 34232[b]] 10-in. 12/16/1935 Marchinha do grande galo Bando da Lua Vocal and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor 50128 10-in. 11/28/1929 Devaneios Jaime Vogeler Male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor 50321 10-in. 6/13/1930 Como é gostoso amar Jaime Vogeler Male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor 65169 10-in. 6/15/1931 No rancho fundo Elisa Coelho Female vocal solo, with piano and guitar songwriter  
Victor 65294 10-in. 11/18/1931 Babo... Zeira... Lamartine Babo ; Orquesta Típica Victor Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor 65295 10-in. 11/18/1931 A. E. I. O. U. Lamartine Babo ; Grupo do Canhôto Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal chorus vocalist, songwriter  
Victor 65343 10-in. 12/21/1931 Teu cabello não néga!... Castro Barbosa ; Grupo da Guarda Velha Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal chorus arranger  
Victor 65344 10-in. 12/21/1931 Passarinho... Passarinho... Castro Barbosa ; Grupo da Guarda Velha Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal chorus composer  
Victor 65360 10-in. 1/13/1932 Você me enlouquece Castro Barbosa ; Sônia Barreto Female-male vocal duet songwriter  
Victor 65400 10-in. 3/9/1932 Palmeira triste Elisa Coelho Female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor 65518 10-in. 6/15/1932 Uma família radiante Lamartine Babo Companhia Comic dialogue composer  
Victor 65519 10-in. 6/15/1932 Uma família radiante Lamartine Babo Companhia Comic dialogue composer  
Victor 65596 10-in. 11/17/1932 Infelizmente Lamartine Babo Male vocal solo vocalist, songwriter  
Victor 65601 10-in. 11/25/1932 Ai!... hein!... Lamartine Babo ; Mário Reis Male vocal duet vocalist, songwriter  
Victor 65602 10-in. 11/25/1932 Boa bola Lamartine Babo ; Mário Reis Male vocal duet vocalist, songwriter  
Victor 65609 10-in. 11/30/1932 É um xuxu Lamartine Babo Male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor 65615 10-in. 12/5/1932 A tua vida é um segredo Grupo da Guarda Velha ; Mário Reis Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor 65631 10-in. 12/26/1932 Linda morena Lamartine Babo ; Grupo da Guarda Velha ; Mário Reis Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer, vocalist  
Victor 65633 10-in. 12/27/1932 Bem-te-vi Gastão Formenti Male vocal solo composer  
Victor 65642 10-in. 1/5/1933 Moleque indigesto Lamartine Babo ; Carmen Miranda Female-male vocal duet vocalist, composer  
Victor 65673 10-in. 6/5/1933 Tarde na serra Diabos do Céo ; Carmen Miranda ; Mário Reis Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor 65766 10-in. 6/5/1933 Chegou a hora da fogueira Diabos do Céo ; Carmen Miranda ; Mario Reis Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor 65774 10-in. 6/13/1933 Eu queria ser ioiô… Carmen Miranda Female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor 65794 10-in. 7/6/1933 Lola Lamartine Babo Male vocal solo vocalist, composer  
Victor 65795 10-in. 7/6/1933 As cinco estações do anno Almirante ; Lamartine Babo ; Carmen Miranda ; Mario Reis Mixed vocal quartet vocalist, composer  
(Results 1-25 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Babo, Lamartine," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103527.

Babo, Lamartine. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103527.

"Babo, Lamartine." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103527

External Sources

Wikipedia: Lamartine Babo

Discogs: Lamartine Babo

IMDb: Lamartine Babo

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Babo, Lamartine, 1904-1963 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82032312

Wikidata: Lamartine Babo - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10316110

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56812494

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/88417 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/88417

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