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| Nêgah Santos | |
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 Nêgah Santos in 2002 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | afro-cuban, R&B, jazz, brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | percussionist, songwriter |
Nêgah Santos is a New York-based 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. Her early musical influences came from the popular music of Northeastern Brazil, with African rhythms and Portuguese melodies, maracatu, and forró.
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 was the first female percussionist for the Riverdance show, as part of the 21st anniversary Euro Tour in 2016.
Santos plays hand percussion, congas, surdo, repinique, tamborim, agogo bells, timbau, and various other percussion with The Late Show Band, the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 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.
She is an Emmy and Peabody-awarded percussionist, as part of The Late Show Band.
Endorsements
Santos endorses and is endorsed by the cymbal company, Paiste.
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
- ^ "#80 Nêgah Santos- Percussionist for Jon Batiste & Stay Human and More!". Discussions in Percussion. July 12, 2018.
- "Negah Santos | Berklee College of Music". college.berklee.edu.
- "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert".
- "Nêgah Santos - Paiste". www.paiste.com.
External links
| The Late Show | |
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