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4 unusual facts about Manhã de Carnaval


Manhã de Carnaval

In 2002, the music of Manhã de Carnaval was used in an Arabic version called "Shou Bkhaf" (How I fear) with lyrics written by Ziad Rahbani (Lebanese musician and composer, one of the leaders of Oriental Jazz).

"Manhã de Carnaval" ("Morning of Carnival"), is the title of the most popular song by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá and lyricist Antônio Maria.

Graham Anthony Devine, Manhã de Carnaval- Guitar Music from Brazil, track #8, CD, label: Naxos, Germany, March 2004.

This version was recorded by Perry Como in 1963, and again, using the original cover name, "Manhã de Carnaval", three years later.


Great Love Themes

# "Morning of the Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval)" (Luis Bonfá, Antônio Maria) -

Latin Impressions

# "Carnaval (Theme From "Black Orpheus")" (Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo, Antônio Maria) - 2:34

Pery Ribeiro

Among them was a disc featuring the songs "Manhã de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeu" by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria, which had been part of the soundtrack of the 1959 film Black Orpheus.

Sandy Bull

An arrangement of Carl Orff's composition Carmina Burana for 5-string banjo appears on his first album and other musical fusions include his adaptation of Luiz Bonfá's "Manhã de Carnaval", a lengthy variation on "Memphis Tennessee" by Chuck Berry, and compositions derived from works of J. S. Bach and Roebuck Staples.


see also

In Person at El Matador

# Black Orpheus Medley: Manhã de Carnaval/Batuque de Orfeu/Samba de Orfeu/A Felicidade (Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria/Rossini Pacheco/Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria/Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes)