Paulinho Da Costa

Paulinho Da Costa
Born: May 31, 1948 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Styles: Brazilian Jazz, World Fusion, Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz
Biography: The Brazilian-born Paulinho Da Costa, an endlessly adaptable percussionist with a knack for hitting precisely the right isolated beat at the right time, became one of the most in-demand sidemen in Los Angeles' busy recording studios in the late '70s and early '80s. He started playing his instruments ...Read full biography
Happy People
Released: 1979
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Whomever the real Paulinho DaCosta is, there isn't any doubt that he was heavily plugged into the American R&B hitmaking mode when this, one of his few albums as a leader, was made. With a whole warehouse ...Read full review
Agora
Released: 1976
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Brazilian-born percussionist Paulinho Da Costa's first album as a leader is very much an album of its era, for good and bad. Da Costa is the preeminent Brazilian percussionist of his time, and his kinetic ...Read full review
More Paulinho Da Costa albums: Main Albums (6), Singles & EPs (1)
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