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Paulinho da Costa

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Brazilian musician

Film & TV

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

  • The Groove Under the Groove2026
  • Diana Krall - Live in Rio — Self2009
  • Eric Clapton and Friends — Self2003
  • Diana Krall - Live in Paris — Self2002
  • Lee Ritenour and Friends - Live from the Cocoanut Grove — Percussion2000
  • Kenny G Live 1989 — percussion1989
  • The Color Purple — African Musician1985

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
BR
Active from
1948-05-31

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
29,210
Total plays
136,844

Tags

percussionsambalatinjazzfunk

Paulinho Da Costa (May 31, 1948) is a percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over 200 percussion instruments, he participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio and television commercials. He has done crossover work in a variety of music genres including: Brazilian, Blues, Christian, Country, Disco, Gospel, Hip-hop, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Rhythm and Blues,

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Record label
A&M Records
Official website
paulinho.com
Image
Paulinho da Costa.jpg
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date of birth
1948-05-31
Commons category
Paulinho Da Costa
start of work period
1963-00-00
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