Guitarist Luiz Bonfa (1922-2001) gained international fame in 1959 as his acoustic samba instrumental, "Manha De Carnaval," echoed worldwide through the minds of moviegoers who had seen the French film, Black Orpheus. Although he was linked to the birth of bossa nova through this famous film, Bonfa had worked on the earlier stageplay version, and helped compose and record the earlier version of the soundtrack, and, starting in the 1940s, had a long career as a radio performer in the decade before. Riding the bossa wave of fame, Bonfa left Brazil for the United States and shifted towards a more overtly jazz and pop direction. Many of his records released in the US and Europe have not been issued in Brazil itself; likewise, many of his older Brazilian albums remain out of print as well. ( Slipcue.com ). Uploaded by "samix23" .
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