Luis Augusto Martins Côrtes, better known as Lula Côrtes (1949/1950 — 26 March 2011) was a Brazilian musician, best remembered for his contributions to the Zé Ramalho

Zé Ramalho

Zé Ramalho is a Brazilian composer and performer. Zé Ramalho has collaborated with various major Brazilian musicians, including Vanusa, Geraldo Azevedo and Alceu Valença to name a few...

 1975 album Paêbirú

Paêbirú

Paêbirú is an album by Brazilian artists Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho. The album was originally released in 1975 and reissued in 2005 on Shadoks Music....

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He released several albums, including Satwa (1973) and Rosa de Sangue (1980). He worked with Ramalho on other albums including his 1978 debut, Zé Ramalho

Zé Ramalho (album)

- Remastered version :Apart from all original tracks, the remastered version contains the following bonus tracks, all of them being acoustic guitar & voice versions:- Personnel :* Zé Ramalho – Acoustic guitar, viola, lead vocals....

, De Gosto de Água e de Amigos

De Gosto de Água e de Amigos

- Personnel :* Zé Ramalho - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar* Tavito - Acoustic guitar, vocalise and arrangements on track 10* Jota Moraes - Keyboard, arrangements, conducting on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8...

in 1985 and Cidades e Lendas

Cidades e Lendas

- Personnel :* Zé Ramalho - Acoustic guitar, Lead vocals* Manassés - Electric guitar, Twelve-string viola on tracks 1, 3, 10, Viola on tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 9* Chico Guedes - Bass guitar on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9* Jorjão - Bass guitar on tracks 3, 6, 10...

in 1996.

Death

Lula Côrtes died on 26 March 2011, in Recife, Brazil from throat cancer at the age of 61.