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Airto Moreira | |
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 Moreira in concert in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Airto Guimorvan Moreira |
| Born | August 5, 1941 Itaiópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, Brazilian jazz, pop, baião |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Labels | One Way, CTI, Arista, Warner Music Japan |
Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941)[1] is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist.[2] He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer.[2] Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a member of the Brazilian ensemble Quarteto Novo, he moved to the United States and worked in jazz fusion with Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Weather Report and Santana.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1749. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Airto Moreira". AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2011.