Edu Lobo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Góes and the second or paternal family name is Lobo.

Eduardo de Góes "Edu" Lobo (born August 29, 1943) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer.^[1]

Edu Lobo
Zizi Possi and Edú Lobo
Background information
Birth name	Eduardo de Góes Lobo
Born	(1943-08-29) August 29, 1943 (age 79) Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Origin	Brazil
Genres	Bossa Nova
Website	http://edulobo.com.br

Edu Lobo, 1963.

Edu Lobo, 1967

In the 1960s he was part of the bossa nova movement.^[1][2]

His compositions include Upa Neguinho (with Gianfrancesco Guarnieri), Pra Dizer Adeus (with Torquato Neto; also known in its English version as "To say goodbye"), Choro Bandido, A história de Lily Braun, Beatriz (the latter three songs with Chico Buarque), Arrastão and Canto triste (both with Vinicius de Moraes), and Ponteio (with Capinam). Ponteio won best song at the 3rd Festival de Música Popular Brasileira in the recording by Quarteto Novo in 1967.^[1][3][4]

He has worked with, and his songs have been covered by, artists including Toots Thielemans, Marcos Valle, Elis Regina,^[5] Sylvia Telles, Sergio Mendes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethânia, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Monica Salmaso, Sarah Vaughan, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Caterina Valente.

Dos Navegantes, a collaboration album by him, Romero Lubambo and Mauro Senise, won the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album.^[6]

Discography

• A musica de Edú Lobo Por Edu Lobo – Edú Lobo – 1964 Elenco^[7]
• Edú canta Zumbi – 1965 Som Maior
• Edú & Bethania – Edú Lobo / Maria Bethania – 1966 Elenco
• Reencontro – Sylvia Telles / Edú Lobo / Trio Tamba / Quinteto Villa-Lobos – 1966
• Edú – 1967 Philips
• Edú Canta Zumbi – 1968 Elenco
• Sergio Mendes Presents Lobo – Edú Lobo – (A&M, 1970)^[8][9]
• Cantiga de longe – Edú Lobo – 1970 Elenco^[10]
• Missa Breve – Edú Lobo / Milton Nascimento – 1972 EMI Odeon
• Deus lhe pague – Varios / Several – 1976 EMI ODEON
• Limite das aguas – Edú Lobo – 1976 Continental
• Camaleão – Edú Lobo – 1978 Philips
• Tempo presente – Edú Lobo – 1980 Polygram^[11]
• Edú & Tom – Edú 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 / Edú Lobo – 1983 Som Livre^[12]
• Dança da Meia Lua – Edu Lobo – 1985 Sigla
• O Corsário do Rei – Fagner / Edú Lobo / ChicoBuarque / 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, Ze Renato, Edú Lobo, Jane Duboc, Rosa Maria – 1989 –
• Corrupião – Edú Lobo – 1993 Velas^[13]
• Meia Noite – Edú Lobo, Dori Caymmi – 1995 Velas^[14]
• Songbook Edú Lobo – Varios / Various – 1995 Lumiar Discos
• Album de Teatro – 1997 BMG
• Cambaio – Edú Lobo / Chico Buarque / Gal Costa / Lenine / Zizi Possi – 2002
• Tantas Marés – 2010 Biscoito Fino
• Dos Navegantes – Edú Lobo / Romero Lubambo / Mauro Senise – 2017 Biscoito Fino

With Paul Desmond

• From the Hot Afternoon (A&M/CTI, 1969)^[15]

References

1. "Edu Lobo". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
2. McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Ricardo (1998). The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil. Temple University Press. ISBN 9781566395458. page 77
3. "Edu Lobo: 70 Anos". Música Brasileira. December 9, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
4. Cultural, Instituto Itaú. "Edu Lobo – Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural". itaucultural.org.br. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
5. Castro, Ruy (April 1, 2012). Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613745748. Retrieved August 20, 2017 – via Google Books.
6. Ceccarini, Viola Manuela (November 20, 2017). "The 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas". Livein Style. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
7. "A Música de Edu Lobo por Edu Lobo". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
8. "Sergio Mendes Presents Edu Lobo – Edú Lobo – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
9. "Special Merit Picks: Popular". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 24, 1971. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
10. "Cantiga De Longe – Edú Lobo – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
11. "Tempo Presente – Edú Lobo – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
12. "O Grande Circo Místico – Chico Buarque, Edú Lobo – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
13. "Corrupiao – Edú Lobo – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
14. "Meia Noite – Edú Lobo – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
15. "From the Hot Afternoon – Paul Desmond – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

External links

• Official website