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Café is the stage name of Edson Aparecido da Silva, sometimes credited as Edson da Silva or Café da Silva, a percussionist, singer,
composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...
, and music producer born in Villa Maria, São Paulo, Brazil. He moved to the U.S. in 1985. He has recorded with Chuck Mangione,
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, Jon Lucien, Dave Liebman, Eliane Elias, Rob Mounsey's Flying Monkey Orchestra, Edu Lobo, Batacoto, Gilberto Gil with
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, Tony Cedras, and Dianne Reeves. He composed the piece "Three Express", which he performed with Nilson Matta, Roni Ben-Hur, and Victor Lewis on their 2011 Motéma Music release, ''Mojave''. The same year, he released his first album as leader, ''Meditations with the Orishas''.


Biography

da Silva was born in Villa Maria in the state of São Paulo. He became interested in percussion at the age of 8 when he heard Afro-Brazilian music at the spiritual gatherings he attended with his parents. He trained classically for the Municipal Orchestra of São Paulo, but began to follow his passion, playing jazz and popular music at clubs. He then studied theatre technique at the Villa Lobos School in Rio de Janeiro and performed for the Ministry of Education and Culture of Brazil in the National Arts Program, "Seis e Meia." In 1980, he began touring with notable jazz artists. He is a founding member of three music acts, Café Quintet, Fôlia de Reis, and Ave. Brazil. He also manufactures his own metallic percussion instruments for sale to other musicians. He also has his own record label, Café Percussion Records.


Discography


As leader

*''Meditations with the Orishas'' (2011)


As sideman

*
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– ''Luz'' ( CBS, 1982) * Marcio Montarroyos – Samba Solstice (Black Sun, 1993) * Sérgio Mendes – '' Sérgio Mendes'' ( A&M, 1983) *
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– ''Kleiton & Kledir'' ( Ariola, 1983) * Dalto – ''Pessoa'' ( EMI, 1983) * Ivan Lins – ''Juntos'' ( Philips, 1984) * Alex Malheiros – ''Atlantic Forest'' ( Milestone, 1985) * Bireli Lagrene – ''Inferno'' ( Blue Note, 1987) * Danny Gottlieb – ''Aquamarine'' ( Atlantic, 1987) * '' Astrud Gilberto Plus
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'' (1987) * Eliane Elias – '' Cross Currents'' (
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, 1988) * Bernard Lavilliers – ''O Gringo'' (
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, 1989) * Danny Gottlieb – ''Whirlwind'' (Atlantic, 1989) * Eliane Elias – ''
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'' (Blue Note, 1989) * Herbie Mann – ''Caminho De Casa'' ( Chesky, 1990) * Joyce – ''Music Inside'' (
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, 1990) * Roseanna Vitro – '' Reaching for the Moon'' (1991) *
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– '' Uh-Oh'' ( Luaka Bop, 1992) *
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– '' Solstice Live!'' (Living Music, 1993) * Eliane Elias – '' Paulistana'' (Blue Note, 1993) * Nando Lauria – ''Points of View'' (1994) * Flying Monkey Orchestra – ''Mango Theory'' (Monkeyville, 1995) *
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and Toninho Horta – " Ave Maria" on ''The Carols of Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection'' ( Windham Hill, 1996) * Eliane Elias – '' The Three Americas'' (Blue Note, 1996) * Nick Brignola – '' Poinciana'' (Reservoir, 1997) * Eliane Elias – ''
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'' (Blue Note, 1998) * Rachel Portman – '' Beloved'' (soundtrack) (1999) * Saudacão Aos Orixás featuring Vera Mara – ''Orixás / Pancho / Siku'' ( Ibadan, 1999) * Chuck Mangione – ''The Feeling's Back'' (Chesky, 1999) * Submission– "Women Beat Their Men" (Dripping Wet, 2000) * Bernadette Brown – ''Love Life'' (2000) * Nancy Monroe - ''The Love Within, (mja Records, 2001)All about jazz
/ref> * Nicki Parrott and Lisa Parrott – ''The Awabakal Suite'' (2001) * Michelle Pirret – ''Somewhere in the World'' (2002) * Bob Baldwin – ''Standing Tall'' (2002) * Michael Franks – "Somewhere in the Rain" on ''Over The Sky –
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International Cover Album'' ( Toshiba EMI, 2003) * Do Swing – ''Kiroron 1 –Kiroro Melodies–'' (441, 2003) * Arkady Shilkloper – ''Presente Para Moscou'' (2003) * Bob Baldwin – ''Brazil Chill'' (2004) *
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– ''Time for Love'' (2004) * Gretchen Parlato – ''Gretchen Parlato'' (2005) * Chris McNulty – ''Dance Delicioso'' (2005) * Bob Baldwin – ''All in a Day's Work'' (2007) * Sérgio Mendes – ''
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'' ( Concord, 2008) * Nilson Matta/ Roni Ben-Hur – ''Mojave'' ( Motéma, 2011) * Wataru Uchida – ''Blue Morpho – To Baden Powell with Love'' (2011) * Dennis Angel – ''I Need Smooth Jazz'' (2011)


References


Cafe da Silva discographyAll about jazz


External links


Official Site
at Latin Percussion on CD Universe
Café da Silva
on Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Cafe Living people Musicians from São Paulo (state) Brazilian percussionists 1949 births