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Nêgah Santos is a hand percussionist, songwriter, Brazilian jazz musician and member of the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Early life and education

Santos was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. She attended Tom Jobim ULM. After three years at Tom Jobim, Nêgah Santos received a full scholarship at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she graduated in 2015.

Career

Santos plays hand percussion in The Late Show Band, the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She also performs at various jazz clubs, festivals, and venues worldwide. She has performed or recorded with Jon Batiste, Cory Wong, Louis Cato, Esperanza Spalding, James Taylor, Bill Whelan, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dianne Reeves, Alejandro Sanz, Alcione, Joyce Moreno, and Marcos Valle.

Nêgah was the first female percussionist for the Riverdance show, as part of the 21st anniversary Euro Tour in 2016.

She is an Emmy and Peabody-awarded percussionist, as part of The Late Show Band.

Endorsements

Santos endorses and is endorsed by Paiste. She has been a Paiste Artist since 2022.

Discography

• Nêgah Santos - Forrò Da Nêgah (2022)
• Terri Lyne Carrington - New Standards vol 1 (2022)
• Nêgah Santos - O Pandeiro (2021)
• Jon Batiste - Chronology of a Dream (2019)
• Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science - Waiting Game (2019)
• Jaron Lamar Davis - My Views Through The Lens of Music (2018)
• Zamb'Up - Zamb'Up (2017)
• Clemens Grassmann - Labyrinths & Tales (2017)

References

1. "Berkeley College of Music, Nêgah Santos".
2. "Paiste".

External links

• https://www.negahsantos.com/

• Living people
• People from Indiana, Pennsylvania
• American percussionists
• Jazz percussionists
• The Late Show Band members
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert