MANUEL & THE MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAINS - MOUNTAIN CARNIVAL

MOUNTAIN CARNIVAL

MANUEL & THE MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAINS

SONGWRITER: LUIZ BONFÁ

ALBUM: MOUNTAIN FIESTA

LABEL: JASMINE

GENRE: EASY LISTENING

YEAR: 1964

Geoff Love (4 September 1917 – 8 July 1991) was a prolific British arranger and composer of easy listening and pop versions of film themes. He became famous in the late 1950s, playing under the pseudonym of Manuel and his Music of the Mountains.

Orchestra leader Geoff Love (b. 4 September 1917, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, d. 8 July 1991, London, England) initially used the above name pseudonymously. The British-born son of a black American dancer, he took to music at an early age and by the late 50s/early 60s joined Joe Loss and Ted Heath as one of the country’s leading band leaders. Love’s Manuel appellation allowed him an artistic freedom to draw influence from South American music and, although early releases did not reveal its creator’s identity (Love was ‘unmasked’ during a cameo appearance on BBC television’s Juke Box Jury), such recordings later became the natural outlet for his talents. A prodigious output, notably for EMI Records’ prestigious Studio 2 stereo series, ensured that the band remained one of Britain’s most popular light orchestral attractions throughout the 60s and 70s.

Luiz Floriano Bonfá (Rio de Janeiro, 17 de outubro de 1922 — Rio de Janeiro, 12 de janeiro de 2001) foi um cantor, violonista e compositor brasileiro.