Nonato Luiz

With 15 albums released in Brazil and several others worldwide by the year 2000, Nonato Luiz is a respected Brazilian violonista (acoustic guitarist) who mixes classical influences in his rootsy playing. Since the '80s, Luiz has toured annually through Europe, where he is highly regarded. At three, he took up the cavaquinho. At 15, he was already the second violinist of the Symphonic Orchestra of Fortaleza. At that age, he opted for the violão (acoustic guitar) as his definitive instrument. In 1975, having already begun to compose, Nonato Luiz won the first prize in a violão c...