Cyro Baptista (born December 23, 1950) is a Brazilian percussionist in

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and world music. He creates many of the percussion instruments he plays.

Career

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

, Brazil, Baptista arrived in the U.S. in 1980 with a scholarship to

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. During the 1980s, he worked on films with John Zorn and appeared on Zorn's albums in the 1990s. Also in the '90s, he appeared on albums by

Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million ...

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, and

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. In 1997 he released his first solo album, ''Vira Loucos'', with cover versions of music by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The album was recorded with

Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wai ...

and

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and released by

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, a label owned by Zorn. He was a member of Zorn's band Dreamers. He recorded with pianist Herbie Hancock on his album ''Possibilities''. He recorded and performed worldwide with Hancock's Grammy award-winning ''Gershwin's World''. He toured with Yo-Yo Ma's Brazil Project and appeared on the ''

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'', which won two Grammy awards. He collaborated with

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Award ...

and the

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Jazz Orchestra for a Brazilian Carnival modern jazz concert. For over two years, he toured with Paul Simon and appeared on his ''Concert in Central Park'' album. He has toured worldwide with Sting. Baptista has also worked with Paul Simon,

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, Derek Bailey,

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, Daniel Barenboim,

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, David Byrne,

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, Brian Eno,

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, Stephen Kent,

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, Robert Palmer, Carlos Santana,

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, Spyro Gyra,

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, and

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Baptista formed Beat the Donkey, a percussion and dance ensemble. The name comes from a Portuguese expression for "let's do it" or "let's go". The band's personnel and genre are in flux. Sometimes it includes Ribot and Zorn. The music can be rock, funk, Brazilian, or Balkan.

Other work

Baptista appeared in Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel's 1990 documentary film '' Step Across the Border'' about Fred Frith, He composed music for programs for the children's television network

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. Baptista conducts educational rhythm workshops in a variety of formats. He has provided presentations for elementary school children and professional musicians. He has conducted workshops and master classes at Berklee College of Music,

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(New York City),

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(Miami) and Rimon School of Music (Tel-Aviv, Israel).

Awards and honors

The album ''

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'', The Chieftains' ''

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'', Ivan Lins' ''A Love Affair'', and Herbie Hancock's ''Gershwin's World''. In 2009 Baptista won a Fellow Award in Music from

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Instruments

Baptista plays alfaia, agogo bells,

apito Apito, which is the Portuguese word for "whistle", refers to any of a variety of whistles. Purpose The apito de samba ("samba whistle") is used during performances of samba. In a samba school, the apito de samba plays a crucial role because d ...

, bandora, bass drum,

bell tree A bell tree, also known as tree bellsBeck, John. ''Encyclopedia of Percussion.'' Taylor and Francis, 1995. or Chinese bell tree (often confused with the mark tree), is a percussion instrument, consisting of vertically nested inverted metal bowl ...

berimbau The berimbau () is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, originally from Africa, that is now commonly used in Brazil. The berimbau would eventually be incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art ''capoeir ...

bongos Bongos ( es, bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. They are struck with both hands, most commonly in an eight-stroke pattern called ''martillo'' (hammer). The ...

, bottles, Chinese bells,

cabasa The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, wooden or plastic handle. The metal cabasa was created by Mart ...

, caja,

caxixi A caxixi () is a percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat bottom filled with seeds or other small particles. The round bottom is traditionally cut from a dried gourd. The caxixi is an indirectly struck idiophone. Like the ...

clay drum A clay drum is a variety of percussion instrument found in various parts of the world. It may refer to: Idiophones *Ghatam, from India * Udu, from Nigeria Membranophones * Alligator drum once used in Neolithic China, made from clay and alligat ...

, conga,

cowbell A cowbell (or cow bell) is a bell worn around the neck of free-roaming livestock so herders can keep track of an animal via the sound of the bell when the animal is grazing out of view in hilly landscapes or vast plains. Although they are t ...

, cuica,

cymbals A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs soun ...

, drums,

finger cymbals Zills or zils (from Turkish 'cymbals'), also called finger cymbals, are small metallic cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances. They are called () in Egypt. They are similar to Tibetan tingsha bells. In Western music, several pa ...

gong A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

kalimba Mbira ( ) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and p ...

, maracas,

mark tree A mark tree (also known as a nail tree, chime tree, or set of bar chimes) is a percussion instrument used primarily for musical colour. It consists of many small chimes—typically cylinders of solid aluminium or hollow brass tubing 3/8" in di ...

pandeiro The pandeiro () is a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil. The pandeiro is used in a number of Brazilian music forms, such as samba, choro, coco, and capoeira music. The drumhead is tunable, and the rim holds metal jingles (''platinelas'' ...

rototom The Rototom is a drum developed by Al Payson, Robert Grass, and Michael Colgrass that has no shell and is tuned by rotating. A rototom consists of a single head in a die-cast zinc or aluminum frame. Unlike most other drums, this type has a varia ...

repinique A repinique is a two-headed German drum used in samba ''baterias'' (percussion ensembles). It is used in the Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Carnival baterias and in the baterias of Bahia, where it is known as ''repique''. It is equivalent to th ...

, shaker,

shekere The shekere (from Yoruba Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀) is a West African percussion instrument consisting of a dried gourd with beads or cowries woven into a net covering the gourd. The Shekere originated in a tribe in Nigeria called the Yoruba. The ins ...

snare drum The snare (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin. Snare drums are often used ...

surdo The surdo is a large bass drum used in many kinds of Brazilian music, such as Axé/Samba-reggae and samba, where it plays the lower parts from a percussion section. It is also notable for its association with the cucumbi genre of the Ancient Near ...

triangle A triangle is a polygon with three Edge (geometry), edges and three Vertex (geometry), vertices. It is one of the basic shapes in geometry. A triangle with vertices ''A'', ''B'', and ''C'' is denoted \triangle ABC. In Euclidean geometry, an ...

tabla A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల� ...

talking drum The talking drum is an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa, whose pitch can be regulated to mimic the tone and prosody of human speech. It has two drumheads connected by leather tension cords, which allow the player to change the pitc ...

tamborim A ''tamborim'' ( or ) is a small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin. The frame is 6" in width and may be made of metal, plastic, or wood. The head is typically made of nylon and is normally very tightly tuned in orde ...

, tambourine,

temple block Temple blocks are a type of percussion instrument consisting of a set of woodblocks. It is descended from the muyu, an instrument originating from eastern Asia, where it is commonly used in religious ceremonies. Description It is a carved h ...

timbales Timbales () or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing. They are shallower than single-headed tom-toms and usually tuned much higher, especially for their size.Orovio, Helio 1981. ''Diccionario de la música cubana: biográfico ...

tom-toms A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares, named from the Anglo-Indian and Sinhala language. It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century. Most toms range in size between in diameter, though floor toms can go as l ...

udu The udu is a plosive aerophone (in this case implosive) and an idiophone of the Igbo people, Igbo of Nigeria. In the Igbo language, ''ùdù'' means 'vessel'. Actually being a water jug with an additional hole, it was played by Igbo women for ce ...

, washboard,

water gong Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...

waterphone A waterphone (also ocean harp) is a type of inharmonic acoustic tuned idiophone consisting of a stainless steel resonator ''bowl'' or ''pan'' with a cylindrical ''neck'' and bronze rods of different lengths and diameters around the rim of the bowl ...

whistle A whistle is an instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a larg ...

, and wood block.

Discography

As leader

* '' Vira Loucos'' (

, 1997) * ''

Love the Donkey ''Love the Donkey'' is an album by percussionist Cyro Baptista's percussion and dance ensemble Beat the Donkey, which was released on the Tzadik Records, Tzadik label in 2005. The album was privately released as ''Beat the Donkey Beat'' in 2004. ...

'' (

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, 2005) * '' Banquet of the Spirits'' (Tzadik, 2008) * '' Infinito'' (Tzadik, 2009) * ''Sunshine Seas'' ( RareNoise, 2016) * '' Caym: Book of Angels Volume 17'' (Tzadik, 2011) * ''Bluefly'' (Tzadik, 2016)

As guest

With

* ''Alive Again'' (Elektra, 2002) * ''Plasma'' (Elektra, 2003) * ''Shine'' (Elektra, 2005) * ''Bar 17'' (Rubber Jungle, 2006) With

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* ''Tongues'' (Raven, 1995) * ''Zone Unknown'' (Raven, 1997) * ''Tribe'' (Raven, 2000) With

* ''

Blue Light 'Til Dawn ''Blue Light 'til Dawn'' is a studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. Her first album on the Blue Note label, it was released in 1993. It contains Wilson's interpretations of songs by various blues and rock artists, as well as thre ...

'' (Blue Note, 1993) * ''

New Moon Daughter ''New Moon Daughter'' is a studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson that was released by Blue Note in 1995. The album reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' magazine jazz album chart and also won the Grammy Award as the Best Jazz Vocal Pe ...

'' (Blue Note, 1995) * ''

Belly of the Sun ''Belly of the Sun'' is a studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was released on the Blue Note label in 2002. Background The title of the CD comes from a line in "Only a Dream in Rio" that Wilson had translated to Yoruba "... ...

'' (Blue Note, 2002) With John Zorn * ''The Big Gundown'' (Nonesuch 1986) * ''Film Works III/ 1990–1995'' (Nonesuch 1992) * ''Film Works 1986–1990'' (Tzadik, 1996) * ''Film Works II/ Walter Hill'' (Tzadik, 1996) * ''Film Works V/ Tear of Ecstasy'' (Tzadik, 1996) * ''Film Works VI/1996'' (Tzadik, 1996) * ''Film Works IV/S&M Works'' (Tzadik, 1997) * ''Film Works VII/ Cynical Hysterie Hour'' (Tzadik, 1997) * ''The Circle Maker'' (Tzadik, 1998) * ''Taboo and Exile'' (Tzadik, 2000) * ''Film Works IX/ Trembling Before G-d'' (Tzadik, 2000) * ''The Gift'' (Tzadik, 2001) * ''Film Works X'' (Tzadik, 2001) * ''Film Works XII /Three Documentaries'' (Tzadik, 2002) * ''Cobra/Game Pieces Vol II'' (Tzadik, 2002) * ''The Satyr's Play/Cerberus'' (Tzadik, 2011) * ''A Vision in Blakelight'' (Tzadik, 2012) * ''

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'' (Tzadik, 2012) * ''Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula'' (Tzadik, 2015) With others *

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– ''Eyes in the Back of Your Head'' (Blue Note, 1997) *

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– ''Wanting'' (Warner Brothers, 1998) *

– ''Bright Red'' (Warner, 1994) * Laurie Anderson – ''Strange Angels'' (Warner, 1994) * Peter Apfelbaum – ''It Is Written'' (ACT, 2005) *

Joseph Arthur Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through ...

– ''

Our Shadows Will Remain ''Our Shadows Will Remain'' is the fourth studio album by Joseph Arthur. The album was released in the US on September 28, 2004, on 12" vinyl and October 12, 2004, on CD, then in the UK on July 11, 2005, on CD and double 12" vinyl. The recording s ...

'' (Vector, 2004) *

– ''Rhythms'' ( Chesky, 1995) * Derek Bailey – ''Cyro'' (Incus, 1987) * Derek Bailey & Cyro Baptista – ''Derek'' (

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, 2006) *

Bar Kokhba Sextet Bar Kokhba Sextet brings together six core members of Masada under the leadership of John Zorn. The music act is an improvisational group from New York's best downtown artists, including Cyro Baptista on percussion, Marc Ribot on guitar, Greg Coh ...

– ''Bar Kokhba'' (Tzadik, 2005) *

– ''Que Pasa'' (Sony, 1997) * Daniel Barenboim – ''Brazilian Rhapsody'' (Teldec, 2000) *

– ''So Many Stars'' (Sony, 1995) * Tony Bennett – ''Duets'' (RPM Records/Columbia, 2006) * Ronnie Bird – ''One World'' (PEM, 1992) *

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''. He was also nominated in ...

– ''First Wish'' (Verve, 1995) *

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– '' Picture Perfect Morning'' (Geffen, 1994) *

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...

– '' Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album'' (Phillips, 1996) *

David Byrne David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ...

– ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1989) * James Carter – ''Chasin' the Gypsy'' (Atlantic, 2000) * Tommy Cecil – ''Samba for Felix'' (Slider, 1999) * Tony Cedras – ''Vision Over People'' (Gorilla, 1994) *

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– '' Macroscope'' (Mack Avenue, 2014) *

– ''

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'' (Metro Blue, 1995) *

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and

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– '' Amanda'' (Passport Jazz, 1985) * Criara – ''Behind the Sky'' (EMI, 1997) * Corin Curschellas – ''Voices of Romantsch'' (MGB, 1997) * Susana Baca – ''Eco de Sombras'' (Luaka Bop, 2000) * The Chieftains – ''Santiago'' (BMG Classics, 1996) * Dominique Dalcan – ''Ostinato'' (Island, 1998) * Dip in the Pool – ''The Sea of Serenity'' (Epic/Sony, 1993) * Dr. John – ''Duke Elegant'' (Blue Note, 2000) * The Dreamers – ''A Dreamers Christmas'' (Tzadik, 2011) * The Dreamers – ''Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14'' (Tzadik, 2010) * Electric Masada – ''50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4'' (Tzadik, 2004) * Electric Masada – ''Electric Masada: At the Mountains of Madness'' (Tzadik, 2005) * Manfredo Fest – ''Oferenda'' (Concord, 1993) * Fobia – ''Leche'' (BMG Mexico, 1993) *

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– ''Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg'' (Tzadik, 1998) * Gibran – ''Dialogos Intestinales'' (Urukungolo, 2001) * Len & Vani Greene – ''Luminosity'' (2011) * Janet Grice – ''The Muse'' (Optimism 1989) * Andy Haas – ''Arnhem Land'' (Avant, 1997) * Herbie Hancock – ''Gershwin's World'' (Verve, 1998) * Herbie Hancock – ''Possibilities'' (Starbucks, 2005) *

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– ''

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'' (Boomerang, 1995) * Janis Ian – ''

'' (Windham Hill, 1997) * Javon Jackson – ''For One Who Knows'' (Blue Note, 1995) * Javon Jackson – ''Good People'' (Blue Note, 1997) * Bob James – ''Playin' Hooky'' (Warner, 1998) * Richard Leo Johnson – ''Language'' (Blue Note, 2000) * Geoff Keezer – ''Turn Up the Quiet'' (Sony, 1997) * Arto Lindsay – ''Mundo Civilizado'' (Bar/None, 1996) * Ivan Lins – ''A Love Affair'' (Telarc International Corporation, 2000) * Frank London – ''Science at Work'' (Tzadik, 2002) *

Lionel Loueke Lionel Loueke (born 27 April 1973) is a guitarist and vocalist born in Benin. He moved to Ivory Coast in 1990 to study at the National Institute of Art. Biography Loueke grew up in what he has described as a family of poor intellectuals in the ...

– ''Virgin Forest'' (ObliqSound, 2007) *

Romero Lubambo Romero Lubambo (born 1955) is a Brazilian jazz guitarist. Career He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He grew up with American jazz and classical music in the house because his uncle played guitar, lived next door, and visited frequently. Luba ...

– ''Brazilian Nights'' (Q Records, 2001) * Jon Madof's Zion80 – ''Zion80'' (Tzadik, 2013) *

Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, ...

– ''The Hat's Back'' (Gates Music, 1994) * Harold Mabern – ''To Love and Be Loved'' (Smoke Sessions, 2017) * Herbie Mann – ''Opalescence'' (Kokopelli, 1994) * Billy Martin – ''Drop the Needle/ Illy B Eats'' (Amulet, 2002) * Billy Martin – ''Socket'' (Amulet, 2005) * Nilson Matta – ''Walking With My Bass'' (Blue Toucan Music, 2006) *

– ''Beyond Words'' (Blue Note, 2002) * Maureen McGovern – ''Out of This World'' (Sterling, 1996) * Hendrik Meurkens – ''In a Sentimental Mood'' (A Records, 1999) *

Jason Miles Jason Miles (born June 30, 1951) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, bassist Marcus Miller, and singer Luther Vandross, as well as maintaining a successfu ...

– ''Music of Weather Report'' (Telarc, 2000) * Jason Miles – ''Miles to Miles'' (

Narada Narada ( sa, नारद, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of mind-created children of Brahma, the creator god. He ...

, 2005) *

Jacky Terrasson Jacky Terrasson (born November 27, 1965) is a French jazz pianist and composer. Background Terrasson's mother is African-American from Georgia, and his father is French. From his parents he heard classical music as a child. He began piano lesson ...

– ''

Push Push may refer to: Music * Mike Dierickx (born 1973), a Belgian producer also known as Push Albums * ''Push'' (Bros album), 1988 * ''Push'' (Gruntruck album), 1992 * ''Push'' (Jacky Terrasson album), 2010 Songs * "Push" (Enrique Iglesias s ...

'' (Concord, 2010) *

– '' Mais'' (EMI, 1994) * Jean-Louis Murat – ''Mustang'' (Virgin/France, 1999) * New York Voices – ''NYV Sings Paul Simon'' (BMG, 1997) * Ojoyo – ''Forward Motion'' (Ojoyo, 1996) * Ojoyo – ''Ojoyo Plays SafroJazz'' (Ojoyo, 2002) * Robert Palmer – '' Don't Explain'' (EMI, 1990) * Robert Palmer – '' Robert Palmer'' (EMI, 1992) * Clara Ponty – ''The Embrace'' (Phillips, 1999) * Howard Prince – ''Double Take'' (Cat's Paw, 1997) * Paul Rebhan – ''Colors'' (Carmel/BMG, 1991) * Paula Robison – ''Brasileirinho'' (Omega, 1993) * Paula Robison – ''Rio Days, Rio Night'' (

Arabesque The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is "Foli ...

, 1998) * Philippe Saisse – ''Next Voyage'' (Verve, 1997) * Peter Scherer – ''Very Neon Pet'' (Metro Blue/Capitol, 1995) * Peter Scherer – ''Cronologia'' (Tzadik, 1996) * Paul Shaffer – ''The World's Most Dangerous Party'' (SBK, 1993) * Paul Simon – ''Concert in the Park'' (Warner, 1991) *

Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs " San Francisco Bay Blues", " Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited ...

– '' I Can't Complain'' (House of Blues, 1998) * Richard Stoltzman – ''Danza Latina'' (BMG, 1998) * Richard Stoltzman – ''World Beat Bach'' (BMG, 2000) * Sisters of Glory – ''Good News in Hard Times'' (Warner, 1995) * Tim Sparks – ''At the Rebbe's Table'' (Tzadik, 2002) * Tim Sparks – ''Tanz'' (Tzadik, 2000) * Spyro Gyra – ''Dreams Beyond Control'' (GRP Records, 1996) * Spyro Gyra – ''The Deep End'' (Heads Up International, 2004) * Bob Telson – ''Calling You'' (Warner, 1993) * Bob Telson – ''La Vida Segun Muriel'' (VCC Polygram, 1998) * Trio Da Paz – ''Black Orpheus'' (Kokopelli, 1994) * Trilogia – ''Wheels Within Wheels'' (TDK/Japan, 1992) *

– ''Rain Dance'' (Island, 1989) * Nana Vasconcelos – ''Fragments – Modern Tradition'' (Tzadik, 1997) *

Roseanna Vitro Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro (born February 28, 1951) is a jazz singer and teacher from Arkansas. Biography Born Roseanna Elizabeth VitroScott Fredrickson and Gary W. Kennedy.Vitro (Wickliffe), Roseanna" In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2 ...

– ''The Time of My Life'' (Sea Breeze, 1999) * Grover Washington Jr. – ''

Soulful Strut "Am I the Same Girl?" is a popular song written by Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders. First recorded in 1968 by Barbara Acklin, "Am I the Same Girl?" charted most successfully in the US as a 1992 release by Swing Out Sister. However, the song ha ...

'' (Columbia, 1996)) * Grover Washington Jr. – ''To Grover with Love'' (Atlantic, 2001) *

Kazumi Watanabe is a Japanese guitarist. Other guitarists such as Luke Takamura and Sugizo have cited him as an influence. Career Watanabe learned guitar at the age of 12 from Sadanori Nakamure at the Yamaha Music School in Tokyo. He released his first album ...

– ''Mo' Bop III'' (Hybrid Records, 2006) * David Watson with Beat the Donkey – ''Skirl'' (Avant, 1999) *

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma (''Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...

– ''Obrigado Brasil'' (Sony Classical, 2003) * Yo-Yo Ma – ''Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert'' (Sony 2004) * Tom Ze – ''The Hips of Tradition'' (Luaka Bop, 1992)

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