João Parahyba

João Parahyba
João Parahyba
João Parahyba
João Parahyba Trio
João Parahyba
João Parahyba Trio

Songs

Brazilian latin instrumental groove
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Videos

Kurukere
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  • country:Brazil
  • region:São Paulo
  • style(s):Instrumental, MPB
  • label:Estúdio Medusa
  • type:Band, Quintet
  • gender:male
  • instrumentation:instrumental, percussion, jazz combo, piano
  • artist posted by:Estúdio Medusa

Line up

  • João Parahyba (Percussion & Drums)
  • Marcelo Mariano (Bass)
  • Marcos Romera (Piano & Keyboards)

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One of the most important names in Brazilian percussion, in 2018 João Parahyba celebrated 50 years of career.
In 2020 he invites two 'young veterans, 'Marcelo Mariano and Marcos Romera, for a show full of impro and swing from own themes and jazz and brazilian instrumental classics.
In the late 1960s Parahyba combined the timba with the drumset to create a unique way of playing - Timbatera. In the meantime he founded Trio Mocotó, a group considered as one of the fathers of samba-rock and that toured and recorded with Jorge Ben Jor, Toquinho and Vinícius, also releasing four albums. Still with Mocotó, he recorded a legendary album with Dizzy Gillespie, relaunched in 2010.
Since the 1980s, he became one of the most active Brazilian percussionists, recording and playing with numerous artists such as Ivan Lins, Sivuca, Al Di Meola and Michel Legrand.
In 1990, he met Serbian producer Suba (Mitar Subotic) whom he became close friends with. From the partnership came his first album, Kyzumba, and also Futuro Primitivo, an experimental project with reprocessed percussion . Parahyba also recorded in many Suba productions, especially Bebel Gilberto's Tanto Tempo, and the album São Paulo Confessions.
In 2002, Trio Mocotó made its big comeback, recording two new albums, Samba Rock and Beleza, Beleza, Beleza !, and performing over three hundred concerts in Europe between 2002 and 2006.
In 2011, João released its second album, O Samba no Balanço do Jazz, by Selo SESC. Mixing its own compositions with Brazilian instrumental standards, the album honours the Brazilian samba-jazz creators of the 50's and 60's (Zimbo Trio, Tamba Trio, João Donato, among others). In addition to performing with his instrumental project, João Parahyba accompanies Ivan Lins, Toquinho and MPB4 on the '50 anos de música' project.

Records

"Kyzumba" - João Parahyba

"April Child" - João Parahyba

"Fita Amarela" - João Parahyba