Evaldo Gouveia de Oliveira (8 August 1928 – 29 May 2020), better known as simply Evaldo Gouveia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter of the genre MPB.[1]

Evaldo Gouveia
Background information
Birth nameEvaldo Gouveia de Oliveira
Born(1928-08-08)August 8, 1928
Orós, Ceará, Brazil
DiedMay 29, 2020(2020-05-29) (aged 91)
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
GenresMPB
Instrument(s)Vocals, classical guitar
Years active1940s–2011
LabelsAbril Cultural, RCA Camden, RGE, Som Livre

Life

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Born in Orós, a small city in the Brazilian state of Ceará, he moved with his family to neighboring city of Iguatu when only 3 months old.[1]

At the age of 11, he moved to his birth state capital city of Fortaleza where he started his precocious musical career. There in the 1950s he created and joined a band called Trio Nagô with his fellow musicians and friends Mário Alves and Epaminondas de Souza, releasing six studio albums and various extended plays.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Eventually, Gouveia went to Rio de Janeiro in order to pursue a solo career, and achieved stardom due to his friendship with fellow singer Altemar Dutra, who helped Gouveia by singing his songs and making them popular.[1][2]

As a solo act, Gouveia released seven studio albums and various extended plays, most of them featuring fellow singers Adelino Moreira and Jair Amorim, even though they never formed a band.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Illness and death

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In late 2017, Gouveia suffered a stroke that left him with lifelong sequelae.[2]

On 29 May 2020, Gouveia died in Fortaleza at the age 91 due to complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[1]

Discography

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With Trio Nagô

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Studio albums

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Year Album Album details
1956 Aquarela Cearense[3]
  • Label: Sinter
  • Format: Vinyl
1956 LP Trio Nagô[4]
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Vinyl
1956 LP Trio Nagô[5]
1958 LP Trio Nagô[6]
1959 Um passeio com o Trio Nagô[7]
1972 No tempo dos bons tempos 4 - Em tempo de nordeste[8]
(With Jorge Fernandes, Trio Marajá and Vanja Orico)

Solo act

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Studio albums

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Year Album Album details
1970 História da Música Popular Brasileira[9]
(With Jair Amorim)
  • Label: Abril Cultural
  • Format: Vinyl
1975 Os Grandes Sucessos de Evaldo e Jair Amorim na voz de Evaldo Gouveia[10]
1976 Brasil Especial[11]
(With Jair Amorim)
1977 Nova História da Música Popular Brasileira[12]
(With Adelino Moreira and Jair Amorim)
  • Label: Abril Cultural
  • Format: Vinyl
1983 História da Música Popular Brasileira - Série Grandes Compositores[13]
(With Adelino Moreira and Jair Amorim)
  • Label: Abril Cultural
  • Format: Vinyl
1990 Série Inesquecível - Grandes Compositores[14]
(With Jair Amorim)
2011 O Trovador - Uma homenagem a Evaldo Gouveia[15]
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: CD

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cantor e compositor Evaldo Gouveia morre de Covid-19 no Ceará". G1. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Morre o músico cearense Evaldo Gouveia, aos 91 anos, vítima de Covid-19". Diário do Nordeste. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Aquarela Cearense". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Trio Nagô 1". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Trio Nagô 2". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Trio Nagô 3". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Um passeio com o Trio Nagô". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "No tempo dos bons tempos 4 - Em tempo de nordeste". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "História da Música Popular Brasileira - Jair Amorim e Evaldo Gouveia". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Os Grandes Sucessos de Evaldo e Jair Amorim na voz de Evaldo Gouveia". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Brasil Especial - Jair Amorim e Evaldo Gouveia". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Nova História da Música Popular Brasileira". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "'História da Música Popular Brasileira - Série Grandes Compositores". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Série Inesquecível - Grandes Compositores". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  15. ^ a b "O Trovador - Uma homenagem a Evaldo Gouveia". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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