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

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

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. During the 1980s, he worked on films with

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...

and appeared on Zorn's albums in the 1990s. Also in the '90s, he appeared on albums by Marisa Monte,

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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 Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

. The album was recorded with

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and Nana Vasconcelos and released by Avant, a label owned by Zorn. He was a member of Zorn's band Dreamers. He recorded with pianist

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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 '' Obrigado Brazil'', which won two

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awards. He collaborated with

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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, Trey Anastasio,

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, Derek Bailey, Gato Barbieri,

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, Kathleen Battle,

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, Dr. John,

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, Stephen Kent,

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, Medeski Martin & Wood, Milton Nascimento,

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, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Caetano Veloso 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 ''

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'' about

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, 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

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. Mannes College of Music (New York City), New World Symphony Orchestra (Miami) and Rimon School of Music (Tel-Aviv, Israel).

Awards and honors

The album '' Beat the Donkey'' was picked by Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'' as one of the ten best alternative albums of 2002. Readers of ''JAZZIZ'' magazine and ''DRUM'' magazine voted it Best Brazilian CD of the Year and named Baptista Best Percussionist of 2002. ''Down Beat'' magazine's 51st annual Critics' Poll selected Baptista as 'Rising Star' in percussion. A documentary about ''Beat the Donkey'' that was a recorded WGBH-TV in Boston program won three New England EMMY Awards in 2002. Baptista has performed on five Grammy award-winning albums: Yo-Yo Ma's ''Obrigado Brazil'', Cassandra Wilson's '' Blue Light 'Til Dawn'', 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 United States Artists.

Instruments

Baptista plays alfaia, agogo bells, apito, bandora,

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, bell tree, berimbau,

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,

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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 Mar ...

, caja, caxixi, clay drum,

conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest ...

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, cuica,

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, drums, finger cymbals,

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, maracas, mark tree, pandeiro,

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 vari ...

, repinique,

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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 i ...

, surdo,

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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 pit ...

, tamborim, tambourine, temple block,

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, tom-toms, udu, washboard,

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, waterphone,

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, and

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Discography

As leader

* ''

Vira Loucos ''Vira Loucos'' (subtitled ''Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa-Lobos'') is an album by percussionist Cyro Baptista performing the compositions by or inspired by Heitor Villa-Lobos which was released on the Japanese Avant label in 1997.

'' ( Avant, 1997) * '' Love the Donkey'' (

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, 2005) * ''

Banquet of the Spirits ''Banquet of the Spirits'' is an album by percussionist Cyro Baptista which featured the debut of the band that would become known as Banquet of the Spirits – Baptista, bassist Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, keyboard player Brian Marsella, and drummer ...

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

As guest

With Trey Anastasio * ''Alive Again'' (Elektra, 2002) * ''Plasma'' (Elektra, 2003) * ''Shine'' (Elektra, 2005) * ''Bar 17'' (Rubber Jungle, 2006) With Gabrielle Roth * ''Tongues'' (Raven, 1995) * ''Zone Unknown'' (Raven, 1997) * ''Tribe'' (Raven, 2000) With

* '' Blue Light 'Til Dawn'' (Blue Note, 1993) * '' New Moon Daughter'' (Blue Note, 1995) * '' Belly of the Sun'' (Blue Note, 2002) With

* ''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) * '' Mount Analogue'' (Tzadik, 2012) * ''Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula'' (Tzadik, 2015) With others * Geri Allen – ''Eyes in the Back of Your Head'' (Blue Note, 1997) * Gabriela Anders – ''Wanting'' (Warner Brothers, 1998) *

– ''Bright Red'' (Warner, 1994) * Laurie Anderson – ''Strange Angels'' (Warner, 1994) *

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– ''It Is Written'' (ACT, 2005) *

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– ''

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'' (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 ...

– ''Bar Kokhba'' (Tzadik, 2005) * Gato Barbieri – ''Que Pasa'' (Sony, 1997) * Daniel Barenboim – ''Brazilian Rhapsody'' (Teldec, 2000) * Kathleen Battle – ''So Many Stars'' (Sony, 1995) * Tony Bennett – ''Duets'' (RPM Records/Columbia, 2006) * Ronnie Bird – ''One World'' (PEM, 1992) *

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– ''First Wish'' (Verve, 1995) *

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– ''

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'' (Geffen, 1994) *

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

– '' Rei Momo'' (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) *

– '' Temptation'' (Metro Blue, 1995) *

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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) *

– ''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 – ''Virgin Forest'' (ObliqSound, 2007) * Romero Lubambo – ''Brazilian Nights'' (Q Records, 2001) * Jon Madof's Zion80 – ''Zion80'' (Tzadik, 2013) *

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

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, 2005) * Jacky Terrasson – ''

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'' (Concord, 2010) * Marisa Monte – '' 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) *

– '' Don't Explain'' (EMI, 1990) * 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'' (

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, 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 – '' 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) * Nana Vasconcelos – ''Rain Dance'' (Island, 1989) * Nana Vasconcelos – ''Fragments – Modern Tradition'' (Tzadik, 1997) * Roseanna Vitro – ''The Time of My Life'' (Sea Breeze, 1999) * Grover Washington Jr. – '' Soulful Strut'' (Columbia, 1996)) * Grover Washington Jr. – ''To Grover with Love'' (Atlantic, 2001) * Kazumi Watanabe – ''Mo' Bop III'' (Hybrid Records, 2006) * David Watson with Beat the Donkey – ''Skirl'' (Avant, 1999) *

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– ''Obrigado Brasil'' (Sony Classical, 2003) * Yo-Yo Ma – ''Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert'' (Sony 2004) *

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– ''The Hips of Tradition'' (Luaka Bop, 1992)

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