CYRO BAPTISTA

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Since arriving in the U.S. in 1980 from his native country Brazil, Cyro Baptista has emerged as one of the premier percussionists in the country. Coinciding with the rise in the public’s interest of world music, Cyro has managed to record and tour with some of music’s most popular names. His mastery of Brazilian percussion and the many instruments he creates himself, have catapulted him into world renown.

With his own project, the percussion and dance ensemble known as 'Beat the Donkey' Cyro gives free reign to his imagination, mixing his tremendous musical skills, his natural humor and theatrical ways with instruments from Brazil, Middle East, Indonesia, Africa and US.

Cyro's credits read like a "Who’s Who" of modern music. He toured extensively with Yo-Yo Ma's Brazil Project, Trey Anastasio's Band (of Phish), John Zorn's Electric Masada, Herbie Hancock's Grammy award winning "Gershwin’s World" , Sting and Paul Simon's "Rhythm of the read more...

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CYRO BAPTISTA Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos album cover

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Vira Loucos: Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos
World Fusion 1997

CYRO BAPTISTA Beat The Donkey album cover

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Beat The Donkey
World Fusion 2002

CYRO BAPTISTA Beat the Donkey Beat (aka Love The Donkey) album cover

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Beat the Donkey Beat (aka Love The Donkey)
World Fusion 2004

CYRO BAPTISTA Banquet Of The Spirits album cover

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Banquet Of The Spirits
World Fusion 2008

CYRO BAPTISTA Cyro Baptista's Banquet Of The Spirits : Infinito album cover

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Cyro Baptista's Banquet Of The Spirits : Infinito
World Fusion 2009

CYRO BAPTISTA Banquet Of The Spirits ‎: Caym (Book Of Angels Volume 17) album cover

3.02 | 2 ratings

Banquet Of The Spirits ‎: Caym (Book Of Angels Volume 17)
World Fusion 2011

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BlueFly
World Fusion 2016

CYRO BAPTISTA Banquet Of The Spirits : The Book Beri'ah Vol. 9 - Yesod album cover

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Banquet Of The Spirits : The Book Beri'ah Vol. 9 - Yesod
World Fusion 2019

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Chama
World Fusion 2023

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CYRO BAPTISTA Banquet Of The Spirits ‎: Caym (Book Of Angels Volume 17)

Album · 2011 · World Fusion

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Brazilian percussionist-led NY Downtown-based quartet plays John Zorn composed,produced (and released on his Tzadik Records) compositions.

Music is based on Eastern European Jewish folk (klezmer) or it's modern free-jazz flavored version,for years promoted by John Zorn as Masada's Book.Possibly, most interesting moment of all album's music is how organically klezmer roots are melted in Brazil percussion rhythms and how attractive can sound such exotic mix of acoustic Middle East instruments as oud,Latin percussion and jazzy piano/pump organ.

Not revolutionary album, it has many pleasant and beautiful moments on it. World music's legacy with doze of jazz and scent of NY downtown.