Lafayette

The main pianist/organist from the Jovem Guarda, Lafayette had huge hits in the past due ’60s, having recorded around 30 LPs in his 15 years with CBS; he also received a platinum record and was granted using the Chico Viola trophy. He were only available in music as well as Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos, Jorge Ben, Tim Maia, and additional soon-to-be famous performers in the dawn of “youthful music” in Brazil, if they used to meet up, still in the ’50s, in the Matoso road in the Tijuca community. In 1958, Lafayette created the group Blue Denims Rockers with close friends; he was the pianist. In 1965 Lafayette got his first one; regarding his wife, the vocalist Dina Lúcia, they documented three tracks by Roberto Carlos/Erasmo Carlos. Within the next season, he released his initial single LP, Lafayette Apresenta operating-system Sucessos, which do perfectly for the time, surprising the documenting company (CBS) using the 18,000 copies bought from a couple of months. With this success, he documented in the same season an album focused on Christmas tracks, Natal com Lafayette, which also was a high vendor with 15,000 copies. In 1967, he shaped the group Sambrasa, focused on iê-i actuallyê-i actuallyê music (design well-known in the Jovem Guarda period, produced from the Beatles’ audio). In middle-1967, Lafayette’s edition of “Music to view Women By” (“Música Em fun??o de Ver a Garota Passar”) earned fifth put in place the very best parade. He also could have a big success in the past due ’60s along with his edition of “A Whiter Tone of Pale.” As the main program pianist and organist on many essential Jovem Guarda albums, just like the initial one, Roberto Carlos’ Jovem Guarda, he helped to form the style’s audio. After a long time without brand-new recordings, he is still energetic in Rio de Janeiro, playing balls and in stores.