User:Laioviana/Nonato Luiz

Nonato Luiz, whose real name is Raimundo Nonato de Oliveira, is a renowned Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger, interpreter and the author of a musical work with hundreds of compositions. He was born on August 3, 1952, in Lavras da Mangabeira, a city located in the state of Ceará. His repertoire includes universal genres and styles such as waltzes, choros, minuets, preludes, studies, and songs, as well as foreign styles like blues and flamenco, and typical Northeastern Brazilian styles such as baiões, xotes, and frevos..

Nonato Luiz's first album, titled "Terra", was released in 1980. Currently, he has recorded over 30 albums, mostly featuring his own compositions and performances as a soloist on the guitar. He also explores works of renowned composers, arranging them for the guitar, and collaborates with other instrumentalists on some of his albums.

As a concert performer, their international career is well-established, having played in various parts of the world, especially throughout Europe. They tour annually, with Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace, being a highlight.

In addition to composing solo or in partnership with lyricists such as Abel Silva, Fausto Nilo, Sérgio Natureza, and Capinam, Nonato Luiz has also performed with renowned instrumentalists like Turíbio Santos, Darcy Villa Verde, Paco de Lucia, Pedro Soler, Radamés Gnattali, Tulio Mourão, Egberto Gismonti, and Dominguinhos, also

Artists such as Nara Leão, Fagner, Chico Buarque, Zélia Duncan, Ed Mota, Amelinha, among others, have performed his pieces. Additionally, his compositions have been recorded by the most renowned guitarists of today, including Shin-Ichi Fukuda (Japan), Gerhard Reichenbach (Germany), David Burgess (USA), Ricardo Moyano (Argentina), among others.

Nonato Luiz is the holder of several awards, including the Sharp Music Award, for the song "Baião da Rua", composed in partnership with Fausto Nilo. He has also received the Abolition Medal (awarded by the Governor of the State of Ceará at the time: Lúcio Alcântara), as well as the titles of Citizen of Fortaleza and Crato. He has been honored with the Chico Anysio Commendation and was recently appointed as a member of ACECULT.

He is one of the Brazilian privileged who has launched a book of scores with his compositions in Europe, entitled "Suite sexta em Ré para guitarra", published by Henry Lemoine from Paris, in addition to 5 other score books published in Brazil.


 * 1980 - Terra
 * 1982 - Diálogo (com Pedro Soler)
 * 1983 - Johannesburgo
 * 1985 - Violão Brasileiro
 * 1987 - Guitarra Brasileira
 * 1990 - Fé Cega - Nonato Luiz toca Milton Nascimento
 * 1991 - Gosto de Brasil (com Luiz Alves e Djalma Corrêa)
 * 1992 - Carioca (com Túlio Mourão)
 * 1993 - Reflexões Nordestinas
 * 1994 - Nonato Luiz Interpreta Luiz Gonzaga
 * 1996 - Violão em Serenata
 * 1996 - Nave do Futuro (com Alex Holanda)
 * 1996 - Filhos do Solo (com Manassés e Waldonys)
 * 1997 - Reflexões Nordestinas
 * 1999 - Mosaico
 * 1999 - O Choro da Madeira
 * 1999 - Retrato do Brasil
 * 1999 - Os Bambas do Violão
 * 1999 - Nonato Toca Beatles
 * 2000 - Baú de Brinquedos (com Abel Silva)
 * 2000 - Palavra Nordestina (com Fernando Rocha)
 * 2001 - Ceará
 * 2003 - Canções
 * 2003 - Nordeste Ao Vivo no Mistura Fina (com Fernando Rocha)
 * 2004 - Choro em Sonata
 * 2004 - Nonato Luiz & Antônio José Forte
 * 2004 - Baião Erudito
 * 2009 - Mangabeira (com Túlio Mourão)
 * 2009 - Dobrado (com Adelson Viana)
 * 2010 - Estudos, Peças e Arranjos
 * 2010 - DVD Estudos, Peças e Arranjos
 * 2012 - DVD Nonato Luiz (violão, 35 anos)
 * 2014 - Natal Feliz com Nonato Luiz


 * LUIZ, Nonato. "Dez Choros". Oficina da Palavra. Teresina: 2000.
 * MACEDO, Dimas. "Lavrenses Ilustres", 3ª ed. Fortaleza, RDS Editora, 2012.


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