Luiz Gonzaga
The King Of Forró & Baião

Luiz Gonzaga Ao Vivo: Volta Pra Curtir
A live 1972 Recording from Teatro Tereza Rachel
(2006)

Singer, songwriter, accordionist Luiz Gonzaga ("Gonzagao"), born in Pernambuco popularized the festive, accordion-driven northeastern styles of baiao, xote, chamego ("xamego"), coco, and xaxado (collectively referred to as "forro") in Brazil, in an illustrious career that stretched from the '40s through the '80s.

Brazilian Music

O Rei Do Baiao: Luiz Gonzaga CDs, A - Z

Canaa

Canta Seus Sucessos Com Ze Dantas
(1959)
 

Do Jeito Que O Povo Gosta
"The Way The People Like It"
 

Duetos Com Mestre Lua
 

Elba Canta Luiz
Elba Ramalho sings Luiz Gonzaga classics
(2002)
 

Espetaculo Das Seis
with Carmelia Alves
 

Eterno Cantador

Eu So Quero Um Forro

Forro Do Comeco Ao Fim
"Forro From Start To Finish"
 

Gonzagao & Gonzaguinha
 

Luiz Gonzaga & Fagner
Gonzaga joins forces with Fagner, a pop
star from Ceará, in Brazil's Northeast
(1984)

Luiz Lua Gonzaga
 

No Meu Pe De Serra

O Nordeste Na Voz De Luiz Gonzaga
"The Northeast In The Voice Of Luiz Gonzaga"
retrospective collection of Gonzaga classics
(1999)

Oia Eu Aqui De Novo

Olha Pro Ceu !
 

Pisa No Pilao (Festa Do Milho)
(1963)

O Rei Volta Pra Casa
 

Sanfona Dourada

Sanfoneiro Do Povo De Deus
(1968)
 

Sao Joao Do Araripe
(1968)

Sao Joao Na Roca
(1958)
 

Sua Sanfona E Sua Simpatia

Testamento De Caboclo

A Viagem De Gonzagao & Gonzaguinha
retrospective album looks at songs of Luiz
Gonzaga (Gonzagao) and son Gonzaguinha
(1999)
 

Xamego
(1958)
 

Compilation of 21 Recordings
Released Between 1942 and 1958
Xodo
 

Interpretations of Luiz Gonzaga songs

Various Artists
Baiao De Viramundo: Tribute To Luiz Gonzaga
Mestre Ambrosio, DJ Dolores, Nacao Zumbi,
Nana Vasconcelos, Otto, Nouvelle Cuisine
and others provide modern interpretations
of classic tunes by the king of baiao and forro
(2002)
 

Tribute to Humberto Teixeira,
Luiz Gonzaga's longtime lyricist

O Doutor Do Baiao: Humberto Teixeira
(2004)

Limited Availability

Eta Cabra Danado De Bom

Luiz Gonzaga (Focus Series)
greatest hits remastered
(1999)

Serie 2 Em 1 (Luiz Gonzaga)

Vou Te Matar De Cheiro
 

Also See:

Forro: Music from Brazil's Northeast

Geraldo Azevedo

Alceu Valenca

Elba Ramalho

Jackson Do Pandeiro

Zé Ramalho

Dominguinhos

Forro & The Northeast

Brazilian Music Index