Paulinho da Costa | |
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 Paulinho da Costa in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paulo Roberto da Costa |
| Born | May 31, 1948 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Jazz, Latin American music, rock, R&B, pop, adult contemporary, blues, country, disco |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Percussion |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | A&M, Concord, Pablo |
| Website | paulinho |
Paulinho da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [pawˈliɲu dɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ], born Paulo Roberto da Costa on May 31, 1948) is a Brazilian percussionist. Beginning his career as a samba musician in Brazil, he moved to the United States in the early 1970s and worked with Brazilian bandleader Sérgio Mendes. He went on to perform with many American pop, rock and jazz musicians and participated in thousands of albums. DownBeat magazine call him "one of the most talented percussionists of our time."[1] He played on such albums as Earth, Wind & Fire's I Am, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Madonna's True Blue, Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love, hit singles and movie soundtracks, including Saturday Night Fever, Dirty Dancing and Purple Rain among others. He has also toured with Diana Krall. He plays over 200 instruments professionally, and has worked in a variety of music genres including Brazilian, blues, Christian, country, disco, gospel, hip hop, jazz, Latin, pop, rhythm and blues, rock, soul, and world music. He was signed to Norman Granz's Pablo Records for three of his solo albums, Agora, Happy People and Sunrise, as well as Breakdown. Da Costa received the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' Most Valuable Player Award for three consecutive years. He also received the Musicians Emeritus Award.[1]
- ^ a b Lloyd, Robin (4 April 2013). "Prolific percussion master Paulinho da Costa". KPLU. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.