Paulinho da Costa
Paulinho da Costa (, 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." 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.
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