Luiz Bonfá

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Born
17 October 1922
Born In
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died
12 January 2001 (aged 78)
Luiz Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born in Rio de Janeiro. He began teaching himself to play guitar as a child. He studied in Rio with Uruguayan classical guitarist Isaías Sávio from the age of 12. These weekly lessons entailed a long, harsh commute by rail and on foot from his family home in the western rural outskirts of Rio de Janeiro to the teacher's home in the hills of Santa Teresa. Given Bonfá's extraordinary dedic… read more
Luiz Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born in Rio de Janeiro. He began teaching himself to play guitar as a child. He studied in Rio with Urug… read more
Luiz Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born in Rio de Janeiro. He began teaching himself to play guitar as a child. He studied in Rio with Uruguayan classical guitarist Isaías Sávio from the age of 12. These weekly … read more

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1 Play track Solo in Rio 1959 Samba de Orfeu
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2 Play track Solo in Rio 1959 Perdido de Amor [Lost in Love]
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3 Play track Bossa Nova Sambalamento
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4 Play track Introspection Enchanted Mirror
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5 Play track Bossa Nova Bossa Nova Cha Cha
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6 Play track Bonfa Burrows Brazil The Shade Of The Mango Tree
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7 Play track Um Século Musical - O Melhor Da Música Brasileira Manhã de Carnaval
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8 Play track Solo in Rio 1959 Pernambuco
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9 Play track Amor! Fabulous Guitar Of Luiz Bonfa Yesterdays
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10 Play track Introspection Concerto for Guitar
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  1. 193,248 listeners

    21 Feb 2005 · 31 tracks

    Solo in Rio 1959
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  2. 77,638 listeners

    22 Aug 2006 · 15 tracks

    Amor! Fabulous Guitar Of Luiz Bonfa
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  3. 77,236 listeners

    1 Jan 1963 · 13 tracks

    Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings Bossa Nova
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  4. 52,385 listeners

    1 Oct 1972 · 8 tracks

    Introspection
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