Luiz Gamonall:
“I am simply a
musical note
adapting to the
scores of life”
The well-known
classical
singer, a
Spiritist from
birth, talks
about
the
importance of
music in our
lives
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A voice of
extreme
sensibility. A
project of
lyrical singing.
Exclusive
dedication to
the type of
music that
elevates us.
These are the
attributes of
Luiz Gamonall (photo),
who was born in
the city of Juiz
de Fora, in
Brazil’s Minas
Gerais state,
into a Spiritist
family. He has a
degree in
classical
singing in Juiz
de Fora and did several private
courses in São
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Paulo, as well
as private
lessons. He
released a CD
recently –
Sentimentos –
standards
such as
Besame Mucho,
She, My Way,
Hallelujah
and others. In a
break between
concerts, Luiz
Gamonall gave us
this friendly
and relaxed
interview: |
Noel Rosa, the
great Brazilian
song writer from
the 1920’s and
30’s, said in a
message from the
Spiritual World
that music “is
the best
expression of
human feeling”.
Is that how you
see music?
Music certainly
brings up
feelings and
emotions we did
not think we
were even able
to have. With a
few chords music
can touch your
heart and make
you feel
something so
deep that tears
will come to
your eyes. And
that without any
words being said
or sung. Music
is something so
incredible and
wonderful that
it has touched
everyone,
somehow, across
the centuries.
That is why my
first CD is
called
Sentimentos
(Feelings).
As a tenor, what
contribution do
you think you
can give inside
the Spiritist
Movement?
I believe the
voice has an
incredible power
of liberating
energy, bringing
across exactly
what the singer
feels at that
particular
moment. Thus, as
someone who is
passionate about
music and life,
I can only bring
across good
feelings to
those who listen
to me. That way
I believe I
contribute not
only to the
Spiritist
Movement but to
all humankind.
They say the
chest of a tenor
is like a box
that resounds
sublime music if
he so wishes. Do
you embrace that
theory?
Yes and no. I
believe the
singing
resonates
through the
whole body – not
only the chest –
and mainly
through the
head.
What type of
songs do your
prefer to
interpret?
Romantic songs,
those that speak
of love and good
things, songs
that pass on
positive
energy.
In Posthumous
Works, Allan
Kardec mentions
celestial music
and Spiritist
music. In your
view, do they
follow the same
path?
I believe they
do, but at
different
levels.
Celestial music
is something
that cannot be
described to us
due to its level
of perfection
and its format.
Spiritist music,
like any type of
music from this
world, is
incredible and
wonderful, but
is still
progressing
towards
perfection.
There is a
Spiritist novel
by Antonio Luiz
Fontela,
Pedalando,
where the
characters
listen to music
in a much more
spiritually
developed
planet. They
listen to the
music during an
event but they
cannot describe
it. They realise
that even the
best virtuosos
of our planet
would be no more
than beginners
there. The music
there was not
only heard, it
was seen. At
each chord, at
each new note,
fluids went up
forming a
colourful
pattern that
involved
everyone. People
felt they were
part of the
harmony. They
were the music
itself, which
vibrated in
their souls.
You wrote this
sentence – “I am
an evolving
being adapting
to life and
searching for
the unknown” –
in the internal
folder of your
CD. Tell us a
bit more about
it.
This sentence is
part of a poem I
have written
about my own
life, called
Quem Sou? (Who
Am I?):
I am an
evolving being
adapting to life
and searching
for the unknown
Bringing up
desires and
sensations of
all types,
crossing over
invisible
challenges in
search
for something I
don’t know as
yet,
But I
go ahead through
paths that guide
me through
uncontrollable
feelings
trying
to be a better
person.
It
doesn’t matter
how long it
takes
Or if I
have to change
once again.
I get
up, I get
stronger and
progress through
my mistakes and
successes.
Who
knows if I’m on
the right path?
I am
simply a musical
note adapting to
the scores of
life
In
search of the
perfect melody.
This poem was
written in
February 2007. I
talk about my
development, day
by day, as a
human being.
When I wrote it,
I was not sure
what I was
looking for.
What was unknown
to me then, I
understand now,
was Spiritual
Evolution.
You say: “I am
simply a musical
note adapting to
the scores of
life, in search
of the perfect
melody”. Who is,
in a nutshell,
Luiz Gamonnal?
It is difficult
to talk about
us, but I would
say Luiz
Gamonall is just
a simple person
in constant
change and
evolution, who
wants to good of
everything and
everyone, who
thinks about
helping others
and spreading
love through his
talent, which is
the music.
Note:
Luiz Gamonall
has a Facebook
fan club created
by an Italian
admirer. He has
performed in
many Brazilian
cities, as well
as Italy, Spain,
Portugal,
Paraguay,
Argentina and
Peru. For those
who want to get
in touch with
him, the
contacts are:
Tel: + 55 32
88330430
Website:
www.LuizGamonall.com
https://www.facebook.com/luizgamonall
https://www.facebook.com/groups/luizgamonallfanclub/
