Edison Machado Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Edison Machado was a revolutionary Brazilian drummer who transformed samba and was instrumental in the development of bossa nova with his pioneering "samba no prato" (samba on the cymbals) technique. Shaping the sounds of Jobim, Getz, and Nascimento, before being Imprisoned under Brazil’s dictatorship, he found new creative life in NYC. His genius remains a cornerstone of Brazilian jazz. ... more
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