Dom Um Romão Musical artist

Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão recorded with varied artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 and Tony Bennett. He died in Rio de Janeiro shortly after suffering a stroke. He was the percussionist Tom Jobim brought to the studio for the legendary album Jobim recorded with Frank Sinatra in 1967 for Reprise "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim"

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 03, 1925
Birth place
Rio de Janeiro
Date of deathJuly 27, 2005
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro

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Musical artist

Career started1942
Career ended2005
associated musical artist
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Sérgio Mendes
Paul Simon
Cannonball Adderley
Weather Report
Tony Bennett
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Jazz fusion
instrument
Drum kit
Percussion instrument
record label
Vogue Records
Pablo Records
Phillips Recording
Muse Records
Irma Records

Dom Um Romão on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mmlA7_U9pSdLxSvbXpfc82dLcQxKK-F