Evaldo Gouveia

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

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

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

Studio albums
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)

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