Edu Lobo

Edu Lobo with Zizi Possi

Eduardo de Góes (Edu) Lobo (born August 29, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian singer , arranger and composer . He became known in the 1960s through the bossa nova and is considered one of the driving forces behind the Música Popular Brasileira .

Live and act

Lobo, whose father was the composer Fernando Lobo, founded his first trio with Dori Caymmi and Marcos Valle at the age of 18 . From 1962 he worked on songwriting with the lyricist Vinicius de Moraes . Influenced by the work of Antonio Carlos Jobim , João Gilberto and Baden Powell , he presented his debut album A Musica de Edu Lobo por Edu Lobo in 1963 ; In the same year he wrote the music for the play Os Azerados Mais Os Benvidos by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho , which should be followed by further collaborations in the theater sector . With Nara Leão and the Tamba Trio, he presented the album Cinco Na Bossa in 1965 . In the same year he was celebrated with his composition "Arrastão", which became a hit with the singer Elis Regina , at the first annual festival of the Música Popular Brasileira. Another success followed in 1967 with “Ponteio”.

At the end of the 1960s he was in the USA, where he worked with saxophonist Paul Desmond ; he then toured with Sérgio Mendes & Brasil 66 . After returning to Brazil, he also worked as a film composer. His compositions also include Pra dizer Adeus and Upa, Neguinho . He also worked with Toots Thielemans , Monica Salmaso , Sarah Vaughan , Earth, Wind & Fire, and Caterina Valente .

Discography

Edu Lobo, 1963.

Edu Lobo, 1967.

• A Música de Edu Lobo por Edu Lobo - Edu Lobo - 1965 Elenco
• Edu canta Zumbi - 1965 -
• Edu & Bethânia - Edu Lobo / Maria Bethânia - 1966 Elenco
• Reencontro - Sylvia Telles / Edu Lobo / Trio Tamba / Quinteto Villa-Lobos - 1966
• Edu - Edu Lobo - 1967 Philips
• Paul Desmond: From the Hot Afternoon - 1969 A&M
• Sérgio Mendes presents Lobo - Edu Lobo - 1970
• Cantiga de longe - Edu Lobo - 1970 Elenco
• Missa breve - Edu Lobo / Milton Nascimento - 1972 EMI Odeon
• Deus lhe pague - Varios / Several - 1976 EMI Odeon
• Limite das Águas - Edu Lobo - 1976 Continental
• Camaleão - Edu Lobo - 1978 Philips
• Tempo presente - Edu Lobo - 1980 Polygram
• Edu & Tom - Edu Lobo / Tom Jobim - 1981 Polygram
• Jogos de Dança - 1981 -
• O grande Circo místico - Milton Nascimento / Jane Duboc / Gal Costa / Simone / Gilberto Gil / Tim Maia / Zizi Possi / Chico Buarque / Edu Lobo - 1983 Som Livre
• Dança da Meia Lua - Edu Lobo - 1985 Sigla
• O Corsário do Rei - Fagner / Edu Lobo / Chico Buarque / Blitz / Gal Costa / MPB4 / Nana Caymmi / Lucinha Lins / Tom Jobim / Zé Renato / Claudio Nucci / Ivan Lins / Marco N - 1985 Som Livre
• Rá-Tim-Bum - Boca Livre, Caetano Veloso , Joyce , Maíra, Quarteto Quatro por Quatro, Zé Renato, Edu Lobo, Jane Duboc, Rosa Maria - 1989 -
• Corrupião - Edu Lobo - 1993 Velas
• Meia Noite - Edu Lobo, Dori Caymmi - 1995 Velas
• Songbook Edu Lobo - Varios / Various - 1995 Lumiar Discos
• Album de Teatro - 1997 BMG
• Cambaio - Edu Lobo / Chico Buarque / Gal Costa / Lenine / Zizi Possi - 2002

Web links

• Edu Lobo at Allmusic (English)
• Official Website (Portuguese)
• Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (Portuguese)
• Edu Lobo in the Internet Movie Database (English)