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Brazilian guitarist and composer (1922–2001)

Musical artist

Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 Oct 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist subject composer. He was best renowned for the music he beside for the film Black Orpheus.^[1]

Biography

Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born requisition October 17, 1922, in Metropolis de Janeiro.

He began spadework with Uruguayan classical guitaristIsaías Sávio at the age of 11. These weekly lessons entailed straight long, harsh commute (on go to the bottom, plus two and half noon on train) from his brotherhood home in Santa Cruz, wonderful the western rural outskirts be in the region of Rio de Janeiro, to nobleness teacher's home in the hills of Santa Teresa.

Given Bonfá's extraordinary dedication and talent occupy the guitar, Sávio excused influence youngster's inability to pay sponsor his lessons.

Bonfá first gained widespread exposure in Brazil sight 1947 when he was featured on Rio's Rádio Nacional, accordingly an important showcase for on the up talent. He was a associate of the vocal group Quitandinha Serenaders in the late Forties.

Some of his first compositions such as "Ranchinho de Palha", "O Vento Não Sabe", were recorded and performed by Brazilian crooner Dick Farney in say publicly 1950s. Bonfá's first hit at a bargain price a fuss was "De Cigarro em Cigarro" recorded by Nora Ney call a halt 1957. It was through Farney that Bonfá was introduced take on Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, the leading songwriting team behind the worldwide inquisition of the great Bossa Principal in the late 1950s obtain 1970s, becoming a fever exclaim the US.

Bonfá collaborated set about them and with other strike Brazilian musicians and artists entertain productions of de Moraes' anthological play Orfeu da Conceição, which several years later gave prelude to Marcel Camus' film Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro in Portuguese). In the burgeoning days panic about Rio de Janeiro's thriving malarkey scene, it was commonplace mean musicians, artists, and dramatists approximately collaborate in such theatrical presentations.

Bonfá wrote some of high-mindedness original music featured in rank film, including the numbers "Samba de Orfeu" and his nearly famous composition, "Manhã de Carnaval" (of which Carl Sigman subsequent wrote a different set admire English lyrics titled "A Award in the Life of shipshape and bristol fashion Fool"), which has been mid the top ten standards hurt worldwide, according to The Player Book of World Records.

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As a composer and performer, Bonfá was an exponent of prestige bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, charge emotionally charged samba-canção style wind predated the arrival of João Gilberto's more refined and out of spirits bossa nova style. Jobim, João Donato, Dorival Caymmi, and block out contemporaries were also essentially samba-canção musicians until the sudden, dense popularity of the young Gilberto's unique style of guitar effectuation and expressively muted vocals transformed the music of the cause a rift into the music of loftiness future.

Camus' film and Gilberto's and Jobim's collaborations with Earth jazzmen such as Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd did ostentatious to bring Brazilian popular punishment to the attention of high-mindedness world, and Bonfá became spruce up highly visible ambassador of Brazilian music in the United States beginning with the famous Nov 1962 Bossa Nova concert critical remark New York's Carnegie Hall.

Bonfá worked with American musicians specified as Quincy Jones, George Benson, Stan Getz, and Frank Actor, recording several albums while comport yourself U.S. Elvis Presley sang unadulterated Bonfá composition, "Almost in Love" with lyrics by Randy Drummer in the 1968 MGM pick up Live a Little, Love precise Little.

Also of note admiration his "The Gentle Rain", truthful lyrics by Matt Dubey, ""Non-Stop To Brazil"" (recorded by Astrud Gilberto) and "Sambolero". From 1990 to 1999, Bonfá worked reliable singer Ithamara Koorax on a few recordings and concerts, appearing viable with her as special company at several venues in Metropolis de Janeiro such as Teatro Rival, BNDES Auditorium and Funarte-Sidney Miller Hall.

They also documented together, in 1996, the medium Almost In Love - Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook, featuring Bonfá on acoustical guitar plus special guests Larry Coryell, Eumir Deodato, Ron Transporter, Marcos Suzano, and Sadao Watanabe. The sessions, produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, were filmed for calligraphic Japanese TV broadcast presented soak Sadao Watanabe.

Bonfá wrote soundtracks for two dozens of motion pictures, such as Black Orpheus, O Santo Módico, Os Cafajestes, The Gentle Rain, Pour Un Liaison Lointain, Le Ore dell'Amore, Carnival Of Crime and Prisoner In shape Rio (on which he collaborated with arranger Hans Zimmer), in the middle of many others.

He died lose prostate cancer at 78 regulate Rio de Janeiro on Jan 12, 2001. At the adjourn of his death, he was working in the soundtracks cooperation a movie produced and marked by Karen Black and towards a Broadway show titled Brazilian Bombshell based in the sure of Carmen Miranda and brave be starred by Sonia Metropolis.

Legacy

In 2005, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released an album of Bonfá's work, entitled Solo in Metropolis 1959, which included previously unreleased material from the original album session.

In 2008, Universal Sound France released a coffee counter book containing two CDs which included previously unreleased material mimic the Black Orpheus soundtrack, present-day a DVD. Also in 2008, Universal Music released The Brazilian Scene, Braziliana and Black Orpheus celebrating the 50th anniversary call upon the bossa nova.

Bonfá's main legacy continues to be wreath compositions from the Black Orpheus soundtrack, most notably the nowadays recognizable bossa nova classic "Manhã de Carnaval". But Bonfá's discography also attests to his extraordinarily inventive mastery of Brazilian frippery guitar. Bonfá's guitar style was brassier and more penetrating pat that of his major contemporaneous, João Gilberto, and Bonfá was a frequent and adept chanteuse whereas Gilberto plays his plonk suave, intricate brand of beat guitar almost exclusively.

Bonfá regularly played solo guitar in spruce polyphonic style, harmonizing melody kill time in a manner similar converge that made famous by Wes Montgomery in the US, be repentant playing lead and rhythm ability simultaneously. As a composer post as a guitarist, Bonfá assumed a pivotal role in bridging the incumbent samba-canção style appreciate the innovations of the bossa nova movement.

Bonfá's instrumental "Seville" from his 1967 LP Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs levelheaded the basis for the 2011 hit "Somebody That I Unreceptive to Know" by Belgian-Australian singer Gotye. Gotye's song charted crowd one in 27 countries.

Many other Bonfá's songs have bent heavily sampled by MCs, rappers and DJs of the rap generation.

"Bonfá Nova" was sampled by Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2 on the hit song "À Procura da Batida Perfeita," "Jacarandá" was sampled by the status Planet Hemp on "Se Liga", "Bahia Soul" was sampled unused the British band Smoke Metropolis on their biggest hit "Underwater Love". "Saudade Vem Correndo" became the hip-hero anthem "Runnin'" real by The Pharcyde.

In 2021, JPEGMAFIA sampled different parts sell like hot cakes the same song in "DIKEMBE!", which was included in dignity offline version of his "LP!" album and afterwards released unplanned streaming services in his Flat "OFFLINE!". Japanese DJ Nujabes ヌジャベス also sampled "Shade of greatness Mango Tree" (from 1980's Bonfa Burrows Brazil) in his train "Lady Brown" on the photo album "Metaphorical Music" in 2004.

Discography

• 1955 Luiz Bonfá (10", Continental LPP-21)
• 1956 De Cigarro em Cigarro (10", Continental LPP-53)
• 1956 Noite e Dia with Eduardo Lincoln (Continental LPP-3018)
• 1956 Meia-Noite em Copacabana (Polydor LPNG 4004)
• 1956 Edu N.2 (Rádio 0036-V)
• 1956 Orfeu da Conceição (Odeon MODB-3056)
• 1957 Alta Versatilidade (Odeon MOFB-3003)
• 1957 Violão Boêmio (Odeon MOFB-3014)
• 1958 Ritmo Continentais (Odeon MOFB-3020)
• 1958 Bonfafá with Fafá Lemos (Odeon MOFB-3047)
• 1958 Luiz Bonfá e Silvia Telles (Odeon BWB-1040)
• 1958 Meu Querido Violão (Odeon MOFB-3076)
• 1958 Toca Melodias das Américas (Imperial 30009)
• 1958 ¡Amor!

  The Fabulous Bass of Luiz Bonfa (Atlantic SD 8028)

• 1959 Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) O.S.T., with Antônio Carlos Jobim (Epic LN3672; 10", Philips B76.470R; re-released also on Fontana dispatch Verve)
• 1959 O Violão de Luiz Bonfá (Cook 1134)
• 1960 A Voz e o Violão with Constellation Suely (Odeon MOFB-3144)
• 1960 Passeio thumb Rio (Odeon BWB-1151)
• 1961 Pery Ribeiro (Odeon 7BD-1011)
• 1961 Luiz Bonfá (Odeon 7BD-1017)
• 1961 Pery Ribeiro e Seu Mundo de Canções Românticas area Pery Ribeiro (Odeon MOFB-3272)
• 1961 Sócio de Alcova (RCA LCD-1007)
• 1962 O Violão e o Samba (Odeon MOFB 3295)
• 1962 Le Roi welloff la Bossa Nova (Fontana 680.228ML)
• 1962 Bossa Nova no Carnegie Hall (Audio Fidelity AFLP 2101)
• 1962 Luiz Bonfá Plays and Sings Bossa Nova (Verve V6-8522)
• 1962 Le Moreover dell'amore (C.A.M.

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• 1963 Caterina Valente e Luiz Bonfá (London LLN 7090)
• 1963 Jazz Samba Encore! walkout Stan Getz (Verve V6-8523)
• 1963 Recado Novo de Luiz Bonfá (Odeon MOFB 3310)
• 1963 Violão Boêmio Vol. 2 (Odeon SMOFB 3360)
• 1964 Rio with Paul Winter (Columbia Figure 9115)
• 1965 The Gentle Rain O.S.T., with Eumir Deodato (Mercury SR 61016)
• 1965 Quincy Plays for Pussycats with Quincy Jones (Mercury SR 61050)
• 1965 The Shadow of Your Smile (Verve V6-8629)
• 1965 Braziliana hang together Maria Helena Toledo (Philips Bureau 600–199)
• 1965 The New Sound staff Brazil with João Donato (RCA LSP-3473)
• 1965 The Movie Song Album with Tony Bennett (Columbia Structure 9272)
• 1965 The Brazilian Scene (Philips PHS 600–208)
• 1967 Pour un affair of the heart lointain (United Artists 36.123 UAE)
• 1967 Luiz Bonfá (Dot DLP 25804)
• 1967 Stevie & Eydie, Bonfá & Brazil with Steve Lawrence obtain Eydie Gormé (Columbia CS 9530)
• 1967 Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs (Dot DLP 25825)
• 1968 Black Orpheus Impressions (Dot DLP 25848)
• 1968 Bonfá (Dot DLP 25881)
• 1969 My Way with Frank Sinatra (Reprise Food 1029)
• 1969 I Got a Eve and Some Blues with Martyr Benson (A&M SP-9-3025)
• 1970 The Novel Face of Bonfa (RCA LSP-4376)
• 1971 Sanctuary (RCA LSP-4591)
• 1972 Introspection (RCA FSP-297)
• 1973 Jacarandá (Ranwood R-8112)
• 1978 Bonfá Burrows Brazil (Cherry Pie CPF 1045)
• 1986 For A Distant Love with Yana Purim (Pausa Documents PR 7203)
• 1989 Non-Stop to Brazil (Chesky JD29)
• 1992 The Bonfá Magic (Caju Music 511.404-2) re-released further on Milestone Records and JVC Victor
• 1992 The Brazil Project form a junction with Toots Thielemans (Private Music 82101)
• 1992 The Brazil Project 2 reap Toots Thielemans (Private Music 82110)
• 1995 Rio Vermelho/Red River with Ithamara Koorax (Imagem 2012)
• 1996 Almost Clump Love - Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook (Paddle Wheel KICP 503)
• 1997 Here Household My Heart with Kenny Politico (Private Music 0100582148–2)
• 2003 Love Dance with Ithamara Koorax (Milestone MCD 9327–2)
• 2005 Solo in Rio 1959 (Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40483)
• 2015 Strange Message

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