Olavo Bilac Vasconcelos Gomes
- Compositor
- músico
Composer of some well known mornas, which began to be recorded in the late 1950s. This is the case of the morna Janela, which Maria da Luz records in Portugal in an EP in 1959. The theme was written in 1952 when, on a visit to Santo Antão, the composer felt inspired by the locality of Janela and immediately created lyrics and music...
Bilac instrumentalist and composer travelled the city of Mindelo in the 1940s, in serenades, being part of the circle of B.Léza.
Recorded compositions: Destino Negro, Tra-tra-tra, Du, Janela, Nhanha
Composer of some well known mornas, which began to be recorded in the late 1950s. This is the case of the morna Janela, which Maria da Luz records in Portugal in an EP in 1959. The theme was written in 1952 when, on a visit to Santo Antão, the composer felt inspired by the locality of Janela and immediately created lyrics and music...
Bilac instrumentalist and composer travelled the city of Mindelo in the 1940s, in serenades, being part of the circle of B.Léza.
Recorded compositions: Destino Negro, Tra-tra-tra, Du, Janela, Nhanha
