Paulinho da Costa
Paulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. He has participated in thousands of albums, with Down Beat magazine naming him one of the most talented percussionists of our time. He was an artist on Michael Jacksons Grammy Awardwinning Thriller, Madonnas True Blue, Celine Dions Lets Talk About Love, hit singles and movie soundtracks, including Saturday Night Fever, Dirty Dancing and Purple Rain and 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 Granzs Pablo Records for three of his solo albums, Agora, Happy People and Sunrise, as well as Breakdown on AampM Records. Da Costa is the recipient of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Most Valua
Da Costa was born in Iraj, Brazil, and as a child began learning the pandeiro. He began performing in the samba parades in Rio de Janeiro and later joined the youth wing of Portelas Bateria, the rhythm section of a samba school. He became one of the most internationallyknown percussionist to emerge from the Samba Schools of Brazil .
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