Lafayette Coelho Varges Limp

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Also known as

Lafayette

Years Active

1958–2021

Genres

rock, iê-iê-iê, jovem guarda, instrumental rock

Instruments

hammond organ, piano, keyboards

Biography

Lafayette Coelho Varges Limp, known artistically as Lafayette, was a Brazilian musician, arranger, pianist, organist, and keyboardist, born on March 11, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro. His musical career began at the age of five with piano lessons at the National Music Conservatory. Despite his classical training, Lafayette turned to rock 'n' roll in the late 1950s, joining the musical scene that gathered around Rua do Matoso in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. This group included names that would become giants of Brazilian music, such as Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos, Jorge Ben, and Tim Maia.

His professional trajectory gained prominence in the 1960s when he became one of the pioneers to introduce the Hammond B3 organ to Brazilian rock, especially in the context of the Jovem Guarda movement. He was a member of bands like "The Blue Jeans Rockers" and "Sambrasa", and his work with Erasmo Carlos and Roberto Carlos was fundamental in defining the movement's sound. Lafayette recorded more than fifty albums with artists associated with Jovem Guarda and released his own series of instrumental LPs, "Lafayette Apresenta os Sucessos", which achieved great popularity.

Throughout his career spanning over half a century, Lafayette also accompanied various other artists and, in the 2000s, was rediscovered by the new generation of independent music with the formation of the group "Lafayette & Os Tremendões". The keyboardist passed away on March 31, 2021, in Rio de Janeiro, a victim of pneumonia, leaving an invaluable legacy to Brazilian music, especially for his contribution to rock and Jovem Guarda.

Discography

• Lafayette Apresenta Dina Lúcia (1965)
• Winchester Cathedral (1966)
• Éxitos En Órgano Y Ritmos (1966)
• Lafayette Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. III (1967)
• Un Hombre Y Una Mujer: Organo Y Ritmos Lafayette Vol. III (1967)
• Mirando A Las Muchachas (1967)
• Presenta Los Exitos Vol. 4 (1968)
• Lafayette Presenta Los Éxitos Vol. 3 (1968)
• Lafayette Presenta Los Éxitos (1968)
• Lafayette su Organo y el Sonido '68 (1968)
• Bossa (1968)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol.8 (1969)
• Lafayette Presenta Los Exitos (1970)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. X (1970)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. 12 (1971)
• Historia de Amor (1971)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. 13 (1972)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. 14 (1972)
• Presenta Los Exitos Vol. V (1972)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol 16 (1973)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. 15 (1973)
• Super Éxitos por Lafayette (1974)
• Lafayette Apresenta os Sucessos - VOL. XVIII (1974)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. 17 (1974)
• Los Exitos Vol.12 (1974)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol. 19 (1975)
• Lafayette (1977)
• Apresenta os Sucessos Vol.XX (1977)
• Interpreta Roberto Carlos (1978)
• Hits 21 (1979)
• Edição Especial (1982)
• Lafayette e os Grandes Sucessos (1985)
• Sertanejo Feito para Dançar (1989)
• Natal com Lafayette (2016)
• Lafayette Presenta Los Exitos Vol. 7
• Lafayette Presenta Los Éxitos Vol. II
• Lafayette Presenta Los Éxitos Vol. VIII
• Lafayette Presenta Los Exitos... En Buenos Aires Vol. 6
• Em Ritmo de Baile
• Presenta Los Exitos Vol. XI