Luiz Gonzaga – Volta pra curtir (ao vivo)
BMG / RCA 2001
Recorded live at the Teatro Tereza Rachel
March, 1972
Luiz Gonzaga – vocals, accordion, triangle
Dominguinhos – accordion
Maria Helena – vocals, triangle, cabaça
Toinho – Triangle
Renato Piau – guitar
Porfírio Costa – bass
Raimundinho – reco-reco / guiro
Ivanildo Leite – surdo drum / sabumba, percussion
01 Boiadeiro (Klecius Caldas – Armando Cavalcante)
Cigarro de paia (Armando cavalcante, Klecius Caldas)
02 Moda da mula preta (Raul Torres)
Lorota boa (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira)
03 Siri jogando bola (Luiz Gonzaga – Zé Dantas)
Macapá (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira)
04 Qui nem giló (Luiz Gonzaga – Humberto Teixeira)
Oiá eu aqui de novo (Antonio Barros)
05 Asa branca (Luiz Gonzaga – Humberto Teixeira)
A volta da asa branca (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira)
06 Assum preto (Luiz Gonzaga – Humberto Teixeira)
Ana Rosa (Humberto Teixeira)
07 Hora do adeus (Luiz Queiroga – Onildo Ameida)
08 Estrada de Canindé (Luiz Gonzaga – Humberto Teixeira)
Respeita Januário (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira)
09 Numa sala de reboco (José Marcolino – Luiz Gonzaga)
O cheiro da Carolina (Amorim Roxo, Zé Gonzaga)
O xote das meninas (Luiz Gonzaga, Zé Dantas)
10 Adeus, Rio (Luiz Gonzaga – Zé Dantas)
Aquilo bom (Garotas do Leblon) (Luiz Gonzaga, Severino Ramos)
11 No meu pé de serra (Luiz Gonzaga – Humberto Teixeira)
Baião (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira)
12 Pau de arara (Guio de Moraes – Luiz Gonzaga)
Juazeiro (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira)
13 Derramaro o gai (Luiz Gonzaga – Zé Dantas)
Imbalança (Luiz Gonzaga, Zé Dantas)
14 A feira de Caruaru (Onildo Ameida)
15 Olha a pisada (Luiz Gonzaga – Zé Dantas)
Boiadeiro (Armando Cavalcante, Klecius Caldas)
VIVA SÄO JOÄO!
Leap through a bonfire, dance a quadrilha, have a mock marriage, eat lots of food made out of corn and enjoy the kids dressed up in cute little ‘matuto’ costumes of country
people in peasant blouses and rustic clothes. Little girls with freckles painted on and boys with fake mustaches.
I think it is safe to say that there is no symbol more iconic or more strongly associated with São João than the King of Baião, Luiz Gonzaga!
Every one of his records had some reference to it, and he made quite a few LPs entirely devoted to Festas Juninas or São João, and literally
everywhere you go in the month of June in the Nordeste you will hear his compositions being played by all kinds of bands of varying competence, and in all kinds of
styles. Last year was his centenary so celebrations were even more Gonzaga-centric. But I expect this guy’s legacy will last for another hundred years, easily.
Gonzaga recorded a ton of hugely-popular 78s in the 1940s and 50s, and while he never stopped recording or performing, his popularity dipped
for a while in the 60s as bossa nova, jovem guarda, and Tropicália saturated the music market. But he got a boost from the recognition of
the Tropicalístas who recorded a number of his compositions and soon he was back on top. This live record, released after his death, is pretty
cool. The notes from Sérgio Cabral claim this was the first time Gonzaga played in the Zona Sul in his entire life; I find this highly doubtful given his earlier fame. It would probably be more accurate and plausible to say that he had not played in Rio’s south zone for a decade or so. Notable for having protege Dominguinhos in the band as well as an
electric guitar (a rarity for Gonzaga), they run through a whole bunch of highlights in his oeuvre. But the concert was a month-long run at a
posh Copacabana theatre, after his “rediscovery,” and the music lacks some of the urgency and energy you might expect from a live recording.
Granted that Gonzaga was already a bit older than in his heyday, but I can’t help thinking some of it is about the fact that he’s playing for a
seated audience of polite middle-class people. Without the dancing and drinking and convivial revelry that has always been part of forró pé de
serra, it loses a little something. So I usually reach for earlier recordings when I want to crank up the Rei de Baião, but this show is
kind of a good greatest-hits retrospective, with Gonzaga telling stories during the songs, and the arrangements are cool. This must have been
recorded for television but I don’t know for certain. It’s a good document and a fun listen even if it’s not on my top-shelf choices of the great Seu Luiz.
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I like this album very much. There is a casual, friendly, authority to Gonzaga and his band's performance that is relaxing and stimulating all at once. Even though I'm not overly familiar with Brazilian culture and don't speak the language, I do know what I like and this is most enjoyable. From your comments I see that Gonzaga is a legend so forgive me if my comments are naive. Wiki tells me that he is from the state of Pernambuco has been responsible for the promotion of Northeastern Brazilian music. I am eager to learn more and your blog has been very helpful in this regard.
I'm curious about his unusual hat. The symbols remind me of some of the symbols I've seen members of the Free Masons wear on their hats here in the U.S.
I would love to hear more from this artist, especially any of his essential stuff. If you ever get the notion to (re)post any more Gonzaga, you've got at least one fan who will take you up on it, but I realize you've got to follow your muse as well so I won't hold my breath.
Hey there Kovina! Unfortunately for you, I did have a handful of his older (more "essential") records on the blog and they all got taken down last year. It just so happened that 2012 was his centenary and the record label was planning a big boxset release, so I am pretty certain that was why I was being harassed. It spooked me enough that I almost didn't even post this record and if it weren't São João / Festa Junina I probably would not have risked it. If you don't mind dodgy audio quality you can find more of his material at the blogs Forró Em Vinil and Um Que Tenha.
Regarding his hat and attire and overall get-up: Gonzaga's stage clothing was modeled after the "cangaceiros" or bandits of the northeastern interior from the earlier part of the 20th century. Look up Lampião and Maria Bonita on Google and check them out. Lampião was actually kind of a cold-blooded killer and thug but he's remembered better today as a folk hero along the lines of Robin Hood.