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Cyro Baptista
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Percussionists · b. 1950

Cyro Baptista

Brazilian musician

Born
23 December 1950
São Paulo
Country
Brazil
Record labels
Tzadik Records
Discography
7 albums

Biography

Cyro Baptista is a jazz musician who plays percussion instrument. Cyro Baptista was born on 23 December 1950 in São Paulo. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Tzadik Records. The discography here lists 7 albums, from “Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos” (1997) to “Chama” (2023).

Cyro Baptista (born December 23, 1950) is a Brazilian-born percussionist in jazz and world music. He creates many of the percussion instruments he plays.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos 1997
Beat the Donkey 2002
Beat the Donkey Beat 2004
Love the Donkey 2005
Bluefly 2016
Sunshine Seas 2016
Chama 2023

Also plays on

Albums where Cyro Baptista is credited as a sideman

1986 The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone — John Zorn cuíca
1989 Before We Were Born — Bill Frisell shakers
1990 Filmworks I: 1986-1990 — John Zorn percussion
1993 Blue Light ’Til Dawn — Cassandra Wilson arranger, percussion
1995 Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill — John Zorn percussion
1995 First Wish — Chris Botti shakers, surdo
1996 Filmworks V: Tears of Ecstasy — John Zorn percussion
1996 New Moon Daughter — Cassandra Wilson percussion, mouth harp, shakers
1996 Eyes... in the Back of Your Head — Geri Allen percussion
1997 Filmworks IV: S/M + More — John Zorn percussion
1997 Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour — John Zorn percussion
1997 Fragments — Naná Vasconcelos performer
1997 Shoe String Symphonettes — Marc Ribot membranophone
1998 Gershwin’s World — Herbie Hancock percussion
1998 Music for Children — John Zorn percussion
2000 Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d — John Zorn percussion
2000 Chasin' the Gypsy — James Carter percussion
2001 The Gift — John Zorn percussion
2002 Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume 2 — John Zorn percussion
2002 Filmworks XII: 2002, Volume Two: Three Documentaries — John Zorn percussion
2002 Belly of the Sun — Cassandra Wilson percussion, vocals, bass drum
2003 Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking — John Zorn percussion
2003 In the Name of Love — Freddy Cole percussion
2005 Possibilities — Herbie Hancock percussion
2005 Filmworks XVI: Workingman's Death — John Zorn percussion
2005 Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion — John Zorn percussion
2008 The Dreamers — John Zorn; The Dreamers percussion
2008 Filmworks XXII: The Last Supper — John Zorn percussion
2008 Filmworks XXI: Belle de Nature / The New Rijksmuseum — John Zorn percussion
2009 O’o — John Zorn; The Dreamers percussion

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Cyro Baptista play?

Cyro Baptista is known for playing percussion instrument.

When and where was Cyro Baptista born?

Cyro Baptista was born 23 December 1950 in São Paulo.

What are Cyro Baptista's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos (1997), Beat the Donkey (2002), Beat the Donkey Beat (2004), Love the Donkey (2005) and Bluefly (2016).

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