Edu da Gaita"Gaita" is one of the many popular names for the harmonica in Brazil, like "harp" in the USA. (lit. Edu of the Harp), born Eduardo Nadruz (December 13, 1916 – August 23, 1982), was a Brazilian musician.
At the end of the 1950s, Radamés Gnattali befriended Edu, composing a concert for harmonica and orchestra dedicated to him and, in 1960, taking him on tour in Europe and South America with his sextet in a government-funded program called III Caravana Oficial de Música Popular Brasileira. The tour was recorded and generated two albums: Radamés na Europa, com seu Sexteto e Edu – vol. 1 and Radamés na Europa, com seu Sexteto e Edu – vol. 2, all by Odeon Records.
In 2022, in his behalf, the state of São Paulo passed a bill declaring August 23 as "Dia Nacional da Gaita e do Gaitista" (National Day of the Harp and the Harp Player).
Selected filmography Berlin to the Samba Beat (1944)
Discography
Albums Violino cigano / Canção da Índia (1939) Columbia 78 Onde o céu azul é mais azul / Cantigas de roda (1941) Columbia 78 Uma gaita em Sevilha / Velhas melodias (1941) Columbia 78 Ritmo do Brasil / Fantasia espanhola (1944) Continental 78 Dança ritual do fogo / Andaluzia (1949) Continental 78 Poeta e camponês (I) / Poeta e camponês (II) (1949) Continental 78 Torna a Sorriento / O sole mio (1949) Continental 78 Capricho nortista (I) / Capricho nortista (II) (1950) Continental 78 Arabescos / Fumaça nos teus olhos (1950) Continental 78 Batuque / Juazeiro (1951) Continental 78 Ritmos de Tio Sam (Parte I) / Ritmos de Tio Sam (Parte II) (1951) Continental 78 Moto perpétuo / Poema (1952) Continental 78 Ruby / Numa pequena cidade espanhola (1954) Continental 78 Le grisby / Damasco (1955) Continental 78 Uma gaita sobe o morro / Talismã (1955) Continental 78 Moritat / Domingo sincopado (1956) Continental 78 Edu em 8 Ritmos/Nola/Brasileirinho (1957) Polydor 78 Manhã de carnaval / Samba de Orfeu (1959) Copacabana 78 Uma gaita para milhões (1960) Copacabana LP Edu-Ontem e hoje (1965) Philips LP Edu da Gaita [S/D] Eldorado CD
References
External links Official website