Luiz Bonfá
- Type: Composer
- Country: Brazil
- Born: October 17, 1922 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died: January 12, 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Active: 1922 - 2001
Biography
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 IsaĂas Sávio from the age of 12. These weekly lessons entailed a long, harsh commute by rail and on foot from his family home
Genres
Luiz Bonfá Discography
- Luiz Bonfá (1955) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- Alta versatilidade (1957) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Luiz Bonfá's Brazilian Guitar (1957) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- ¡Amor! The Fabulous Guitar of Luiz Bonfá (1959) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- A voz e o violĂŁo (1960) - Album - rated 3.96/5
- O violĂŁo e o samba (1962) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Plays and Sings Bossa Nova (1963) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Brazil's King of the Bossa Nova and Guitar (1963) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- The Brazilian Scene (1966) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Introspection (1972) - Album - rated 4.08/5
- Jacarandá (1973) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Solo in Rio 1959 (2005) - Album - rated 4.3/5