Edison Machado

Edison Machado
Birth nameEdison dos Santos Machado
Born(1934-01-31)January 31, 1934
Rio de Janeiro, Engenho Novo, Brazil
DiedSeptember 15, 1990(1990-09-15) (aged 56)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Drummer
InstrumentDrums
Years active1949–1990

Edison dos Santos Machado (January 31, 1934 – September 15, 1990) was a self-taught Brazilian drummer and composer. Through his creation of the samba no prato (samba on the cymbals) and his early recordings, he helped shape Brazilian samba and bossa nova. Throughout his life, he collaborated frequently with a variety of musicians including Chet Baker and Ron Carter and was recorded in over 50 albums until his sudden death in 1990. Despite the impact he made as one of the founders of bossa nova his name has been largely forgotten.

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