Lata Gouveia

Hugo Daniel Gouveia Garcia, known by the stage name Lata Gouveia (born February 19, 1975 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a well-known Red Dirt artist.

Life and career

He grew up in Luxembourg, where his father worked for the European Union. At the age of 17 he went to London, played music in bars, and was a member of various bands. From 1993 to 1999 he studied economics at the University of London and politics at London Metropolitan University, finishing his studies with bachelor's degrees. In 2001, he founded the company Desert Fish Productions. From 2002 to 2006, he had a band called Lata Dog, releasing an album in 2004. In 2003 he wrote the song "Três desafios" for the soundtrack of the film "Tudo isto é Fado", directed by Luís Galvão Teles.

In 2007, he moved to Oklahoma at the suggestion of Rocky Frisco, who had played together with JJ Cale, one of Gouveia's musical heroes. There he came into contact with many folk musicians and produced the 2009 documentary "Red Dirt: Songs from the Dust", which was shown at the Bare Bones International Film Festival. His 2008 album Road US-75 was released by Captiva Records. His 2011 cover version of Monica Taylor's song "Young Mother" was featured on the NME website.

Gouveia

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Gouveia (Sintra)

Gouveia is a village located in Sintra Municipality, next to the town of Fontanelas, Portugal. Gouveia is known as the aldeia em verso (village in verse), because its signs containing the names of the streets always carry a stanza.

Gouveia (surname)

Gouveia is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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