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Airto Moreira
Person · male · Brazil · Itaiópolis · born 1941 · recording since 1970
Brazilian drummer and percussionist
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Also known as Airto · Airto Guimorvan Moreira · Airto Moreia · 艾尔托·莫雷拉
Timeline
31 events▣ Album 28◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Natural Feelings
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography798 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374314283
Biography
Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a member of the Brazilian ensemble Quarteto Novo, he moved to the United States and worked in jazz fusion with Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Weather Report and Santana.
Biography
Airto Moreira was born in Itaiópolis, Brazil, into a family of folk healers, and raised in Curitiba and São Paulo. Showing an extraordinary talent for music at a young age, he became a professional musician at age 13, noticed first as a member of the samba jazz pioneers Sambalanço Trio and for his landmark recording with Hermeto Pascoal in Quarteto Novo in 1967. Shortly after, he followed his wife Flora Purim to the United States.
After moving to the US, Moreira studied with Moacir Santos in Los Angeles. He then moved to New York where he began playing regularly with jazz musicians, including the bassist Walter Booker. Through Booker, Moreira began playing with Joe Zawinul, who in turn introduced him to Miles Davis. At this time Davis was experimenting with electronic instruments and rock and funk rhythms, a form which was soon called jazz fusion. Moreira participated in several of the most important projects of this emerging musical form, and stayed with Davis for about two years.
Shortly after leaving Davis, Moreira joined other Davis alumni Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and Miroslav Vitous in their group Weather Report, playing percussion on their first album (1971). He left Weather Report (replaced by Dom Um Romão and Muruga Booker for their Sweetnighter album) to join fellow Davis alumnus Chick Corea's new band Return to Forever. He played drums on Return to Forever's first two albums: Return to Forever and Light as a Feather in 1972.
Moreira was a contributor to many of Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart's world music/percussion albums in Rykodisc's The World collection, including The Apocalypse Now Sessions, Däfos, Supralingua, and Planet Drum, which won a World Music Grammy in 1991. He can be heard playing congas on Eumir Deodato's 1970s space-funk hit "Also sprach Zarathustra" on the album Prelude.
Moreira has also played with several jazz musicians, including Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett, Al Di Meola, Zakir Hussain, George Duke and Mickey Hart.
In addition to jazz concerts and recordings, he has composed and contributed music to film and television, played at the re-opening of the Library of Alexandria, Egypt (along with fellow professor of ethnomusicology Halim El-Dabh), and taught at UCLA and the California Brazil Camp.
In 1996, Moreira and his wife Flora Purim collaborated with P.M. Dawn on the song "Non-Fiction Burning" for the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Rio, produced by the Red Hot Organization.
In 2022, it was announced via the Flora Purim & Airto Moreira Facebook page that Moreira was suffering severe health problems and that his wife Flora was now his full-time caregiver. Their daughter Niura established a GoFundMe page with the aim of raising funds to provide Moreira with funding for medical care.
As leader
Natural Feelings (Buddah, 1970)
Seeds On the Ground (Buddah, 1971)
Free (CTI, 1972)
Fingers (CTI, 1973)
Virgin Land (Salvation, 1974)
In Concert with Eumir Deodato (CTI, 1974)
Identity (Arista, 1975)
Promises of the Sun (Arista, 1976)
I'm Fine, How Are You? (Warner Bros., 1977)
Touching You... Touching Me (Warner Bros., 1979)
Flora Purim & Airto Moreira Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1979 (1979)
Däfos with Mickey Hart (Reference, 1983)
Misa Espiritual (Harmonia Mundi, 1983)
Latino/Aqui Se Puede (Sobocode, 1984)
Three-Way Mirror (Reference, 1985)
Humble People with Flora Purim (Concord Jazz, 1985)
The Magicians with Flora Purim (Crossover, 1986)
Airto Moreira & Flora Purim Live at Jazzfest Bremen 1988 (1988)
The Colours of Life with Flora Purim (In+Out, 1988)
Samba de Flora (Montuno, 1989)
The Sun Is Out with Flora Purim (Crossover, 1987)
Struck by Lightning (Venture, 1989)
The Other Side of This (Rykodisc, 1992)
Killer Bees (B&W Music, 1993)
Homeless (M.E.L.T., 2000)
Revenge of the Killer Bees (M.E.L.T., 2000)
Life After That (Narada, 2003)
The Boston Three Party with Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez (Stretch, 2007)
Live in Berkeley - Airto Moreira & Flora Purim (Airflow, 2012)
Aluê (Selo, 2017)
Eu canto assim (NoRPM, 2021)
Aqui, Oh! with Ricardo Bacalar & Flora Purim (2026)
With Sambalanço Trio
Sambalanço Trio (Audio Fidelity, 1964)
Improviso Negro (Ubatuqui, 1965)
Reencontro com Sambalanço Trio (Som Maior, 1965)
With Fourth World
Recorded Live At Ronnie Scott's Club (Ronnie Scotts Jazz House 1992)
Fourth World (B and W Music 1993)
Encounters of the Fourth World (B and W Music 1995)
Live in South Africa 1993 (Bootleg.net 1996)
Last Journey (M.E.L.T. 2000)
Return Journey (Electro M.E.L.T. 2000)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 39 | 92.5th |
| Studio albums | 28 | 98th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 31 | 96.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 56 | 95.5th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (39 release groups · 28 studio albums)
Albums · 28
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:57
A1Alue3:35A2Xibaba4:39A3Terror9:50A4Bebê3:02B1Andei3:19B2Mixing4:29B3The Tunnel3:05B4Frevo2:39B5Liamba2:191971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:41
A1Andei (I Walked)2:40A2O Sonho (Moon Dreams)7:45A3Uri (Wind)6:10A4Papo Furado (Jive Talking)3:29B1Juntos (We Love)3:22B2O Galho da Roseira (The Branches of the Rose Tree)7:54B3O Galho da Roseira (The Branches of the Rose Tree) Part II8:211972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 47:26
1Return to Forever10:172Flora’s Song8:303Free11:514Lucky Southern2:375Creek (Arroio)6:126So Tender5:027Jequie2:571973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 35:24
A1Fingers (El rada)4:33A2Romance of Death5:35A3Merry‐Go‐Round2:46A4Wind Chant5:51B1Paraná6:04B2San Francisco River4:11B3Tombo in 7/46:241974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:20
A1Stanley's Tune4:31A2Musikana7:03A3Virgin Land8:15B1Peasant Dance3:30B2Lydian Riff7:15B3Hot Sand5:30B4I Don't Have to Do What I Don't Want to Do3:161976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:40
A1Batucada4:42A2Zuei3:56A3Promises of the Sun5:29A4Candango3:59B1Circo4:15B2La de casa4:06B3Ruas do Recife3:21B4Georgiana6:521977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:45
A1I'm Fine, How Are You?5:11A2Meni Devol5:11A3La Tumbadora3:39A4The Happy People3:48B1The Road Is Hard (But We're Going to Make It)5:32B2La Cumbia de Andres4:24B3Celebration Suite4:16B4Nativity6:441979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:39
A1Amajour4:54A2Partido Alto5:36A3Open Space3:06A4Heartbeat4:20A5Toque de Cuica3:54B1Move It on Up3:36B2And When We Touched the Sky4:39B3Tempos Altras (Dreams Are Real)5:38B4It's Not a Ballad4:15B5Introduction to the End1:411984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 43:26
1Dry Sands of the Desert5:062Ice of the North1:233Reunion I / Reunion II / Reunion III9:544Saudação Popular5:115Psychopomp4:386Subterranean Caves of Kronos2:137The Gates of Däfos3:558Passage11:061985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:41
120 Years Blues5:332Move It All Up5:183Jorgal5:534Bad Jive3:145Humble People4:016Nvula Leza Kia / Humbiumbi4:077Jungle Cry1:158New Flora6:179Shoulder (Ombro)5:031987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:13
1Treme Terra4:042Misturada ("Mixing")6:153The Return7:024Three-Way Mirror5:105Sâo Francisco River4:456Começar de nôvo3:457Lilia12:528Plane to the Trane9:201988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 37:58
A1Berimbau do sol4:28A2Espiritual Rain Forest7:12A3Anatelio4:28A4Treme terra4:20B1Partido alto5:12B2Bingo5:22B3Escape2:48B4Misterios4:081989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:12
1It's Time for Carnival6:002Burning Money (Queim Ando Dinheiro)4:073Berimbau First Cry5:064Sea Horse6:525Struck by Lightning4:426Samba Louco (Crazy Samba)2:047Seven Dwarfs4:208Samba Nosso (Our Samba)9:089Skins & Rattle5:531989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 43:09
A1Parana4:26A2Samba de flora6:17A3La puerta5:39A4Dedos5:23B1Yanah Amina3:33B2El fiasco5:57B3Mulambo6:30B4Latin Woman5:241989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:27
1Samba do cantor4:352The Hope3:533Viver de amor3:284Pablo Sereno3:515The Sun Is Out3:566Lua flora5:597Asas da imaginação3:458Forever Friends3:529Midday Sun3:3010Olivia (Changes)4:381990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:38
1Sweet Baby Blues4:352Garimpo4:373Esquinas6:234Bird of Paradise3:325The Magicians3:006Jennifer5:307Jump4:118Two Minutes of Peace3:109Love Reborn3:401992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:44
1Endless Cycle4:032Tumbleweed5:233Back Streets of Havana2:474Healing Sounds2:425The Underwater People8:336Old Man's Song2:047Hey Ya4:068When Angels Cry4:189Dom-Um (a good friend)6:0010Street Reunion2:5911Mirror of the Past6:1312Sedonia's Circle3:3213Terra e mar6:041993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 50:07
1Banana Jam6:032Be There4:433Killer Bees7:364City Sushi Man4:035See Ya Later5:366Nevermind7:467Communion8:398Nasty Moves2:129Chicken in the Mind3:291994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 45:35
1Let's Pretend6:462Early Morning Rises7:573Islands6:454Jenelle3:365Long Trip Home3:556Song for My Sons4:547Rooftops6:348Days of Old5:081994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 37:42
1Aquí se puede3:372Sin salida4:323Jump4:144The Return8:225Anatelio4:456Sete sementes4:187Tombo7:542000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:32
1Vira Poeira (Burning to Dust)4:472Come as You Are4:463700 Years4:394After These Messages3:035Street Vendors (D'jmbo)5:036Wake Up Now4:167Homeless (Around the Fire)6:198Samba 4 Sale6:599Ginga sem fronteira5:5810The Last One4:422001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:20:21
1Sweet Baby Blues4:332Garimpo4:353Esquinas6:214Bird of Paradise3:305The Magicians2:596Jennifer5:287Jump4:108Two Minutes of Peace3:089Love Reborn3:4010Samba Do Cantor4:4011The Hope3:5612Viver de Amor3:3113Pablo Sereno3:5314The Sun Is Out3:5915Lua Flora6:0316Asas da Imaginacao3:4717Forever Friends3:5218Midday Sun3:3419Olivia (Changes)4:422003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 56:53
1Ritmo do mundo5:482O tunel4:333Baba and Malonga Went Home5:474Fica mal com Deus4:405Live Solo10:246Hal, Tumba & Timbal5:137Redland8:418Mulata and futebol5:099Let It Out Let It In6:382009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 59:24
1Ela É Carioca5:232Ponteio4:333My Sweet Sweetiepie4:074Domingo Azul Do Mar/Fotografia4:165Waters of March3:116Rio2:357Caninana5:068Rio Dawning3:179Tatiando5:5910Misturada / Tombo5:1111Chora Tua Tristeza3:2812Canto de Ossanha4:1513Manhã de Carnival4:5014Deixa3:132015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 36:49
1The Magicians (Bruxos)5:202Tales from Home (Lendas)5:183Identity2:054Encounter (Encontro no Bar)4:555Wake Up Song (Baião do acordar) / Café7:266Mãe cambina5:347Flora on My Mind6:112017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:09:38
1Aluê6:452Misturada6:463Rosa Negra8:014I'm Fine, How Are You10:065Lua Flora9:536Não Sei Pra Onde, Mas Vai14:157Sea Horse9:338Guarany4:192021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 44:01
1Canção dos Olhos Tristes6:052As Praias Desertas5:073A Noite do Meu Bem4:234Cadeira Vazia4:245Canção Que Morre no Ar4:396Ilusão à Toa5:197Quem Há de Dizer4:248Encontro Com a Saudade3:489Molambo5:522026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:29
1Pé no Chão5:112Mestre Novo da Guiné4:243Bumbo Meu Boi4:374Voo da Tarde7:145Maracanós3:486Submersivos4:1073 Minutos de Paz3:288Pau Rolou3:37
Album · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | In ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 35:01A1Do It Again6:35 A2Spirit of Summer5:38 A3Parana6:52 B1Tropea8:41 B2Branches (O galho da roseira)7:15 | Live | 1974 | |
| 1990 | Live at the Queen Mary Jazz FestivalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks1Start of Program 2Xequere 3Birimbao Solo 4Capoeira With the Batucaje Dancers 5Flora's Fling 6Humbi-Humbi 7Scat... Man 8Shoulder 9Light as a Feather | Live | 1990 | |
| 1994 | The Best of AirtoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:04:151Creek (Arroio)6:12 2Flora's Song8:30 3Romance of Death5:34 4San Francisco River4:11 5Tombo In 7/46:24 6Lydian Riff7:20 7Stanley's Tune4:33 8Hot Sand5:32 9The Branches of the Rose Tree (O Galho da Roseira)6:59 10Parana (Live)9:00 | Compilation | 22 March 1994 | |
| 1999 | Essential, the Very Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:00:431Romance of Death5:34 2Tombo in 7/46:23 3San Francisco River4:09 4The Road Is Hard5:36 5Misturada4:19 6Happy People4:41 7Samba De Flora6:12 8Casa Forte3:55 9Musikana7:04 10Seven Steps8:35 11Celebration Suite4:15 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2000 | Revenge of the Killer BeesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 51:391Banana Jam (Endemic Void remix)5:50 2Killer Bees (Justice remix)5:42 3Be There (Frederic Galliano remix)7:38 4City Sushi Man (Ashley Beedle remix)5:13 5Communion (Circadian Rhythms remix)7:35 6See Ya Later (Jimpster remix)7:08 7Chicken in the Mind (Amon Tobin remix)5:39 8Nevermind (Max Brennan remix)6:54 | Remix | 2000 | |
| 2012 | Live in BerkeleySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 1:12:301Free11:23 2La Fiesta20:48 3Esquinas6:13 4Light As a Feather14:16 5Maria, Tres Filhos5:20 6Anos Blue7:29 7Airto's Pandeiro Solo (Improvisation 1)7:01 | Live | 2012 | |
| 2018 | Fingers / In ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 3:31:12Disc 1 1Fingers (El rada)4:33 2Romance of Death5:34 3Merry-Go-Round2:48 4Wind Chant5:53 5Paraná6:04 6San Francisco River4:12 7Tombo in 7/46:25 8Do It Again6:35 9Spirit of Summer5:38 10Paraná6:52 11Tropea (Whirlwinds)8:43 12The Branches of the Rose Tree (O galho da roseira)7:21 Disc 21Fingers (El rada)4:31 2Romance of Death5:38 3Merry-Go-Round2:44 4Wind Chant5:50 5Paraná6:00 6San Francisco River4:08 7Tombo in 7/46:23 8Do It Again6:34 9Spirit of Summer5:36 10Paraná6:50 11Tropea (Whirlwinds)8:42 12The Branches of the Rose Tree (O galho da roseira)7:21 Disc 31Fingers (El rada) (4.0 mix)4:31 2Romance of Death (4.0 mix)5:38 3Merry-Go-Round (4.0 mix)2:44 4Wind Chant (4.0 mix)5:50 5Paraná (4.0 mix)6:00 6San Francisco River (4.0 mix)4:08 7Tombo in 7/4 (4.0 mix)6:23 8Do It Again (4.0 mix)6:34 9Spirit of Summer (4.0 mix)5:36 10Paraná (4.0 mix)6:50 11Tropea (Whirlwinds) (4.0 mix)8:42 12The Branches of the Rose Tree (O galho da roseira) (4.0 mix)7:21 | Compilation | July 2018 | |
| 2021 | Live At Jazzfest Bremen 1988Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:11:481Struck By Lightning4:57 2White And Black9:15 3Dona Olimpia5:06 4Colo De Rio6:11 5Improvisation No.1 & No. 25:46 6I'll Be Here7:26 7Garimpo7:23 8Las Olas6:52 9Fany Talk10:29 10Brazilian People8:23 | Live | 23 April 2021 | |
| 2023 | Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories - A Celebration: 60 YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 37 tracks · 2:59:061Jeito Bom de Sofrer2:51 2Papo Furado (Jive Talking)3:30 3Xibaba (she-Ba-Ba)4:36 4Andei3:00 5Back Streets Of Havana2:44 6Flora's Song8:28 7San Francisco River4:06 8Vera Cruz4:11 9Celebration Suite4:17 10Casa Forte3:53 11From The Lonely Afternoon3:24 12Black Narcissus6:36 13When Angels Cry4:17 14O Sonho (Moon Dreams)7:51 15Summer Night5:52 16A Secret from the Sea1:02 17O Cantador / I Just Want To Be Here6:42 18Light As A Feather5:54 19O Canto da Sereia4:42 20Open Your Eyes You Can Fly4:28 21Hot Sand5:29 22Parana6:01 23Jump4:12 24Fingers (El Rada)4:31 25Toque de Cuíca3:56 26Romance of Death5:35 27Samba De Flora6:16 28Amajour4:57 29The Road is Hard (But We're Going To Make It)5:34 30Above The Rainbow3:28 31Love Lock3:32 32What Can I Say5:04 33Musikana7:04 34The Happy People3:49 35Peasant Dance3:33 36Dom-Um (A Good Friend)5:58 37Hungry on Arrival7:43 | Compilation | 17 November 2023 |
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2000 | Revenge of the killer beesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 14:561Killer Bees (New '98 mix by Justice)5:42 2City Sushi Man (New '98 mix by Ashley Beedle)5:13 3City Sushi Man4:01 | 2000 | ||
| 2026 | Mestre Novo da GuinéSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:241Mestre Novo da Guiné4:24 | 27 March 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Airto Moreira head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 39 | 92.5th |
| Studio albums | 28 | 98th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 31 | 96.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 56 | 95.5th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Order of Rio Branco | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth World(band) | — | present | |
| Weather Report(band) | — | present | |
| Quarteto Novo(band) | — | present | |
| The Dizzy Gillespie United Nation All Star Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| CTI All-Stars(band) | — | present | |
| Sambalanço Trio(band) | — | present | membranophone,original |
| Octeto de César Camargo Mariano(band) | — | present | |
| Airto Moreira Group(band) | — | present | eponymous,original,percussion |
| Rhythm Devils(band) | — | present | |
| Return to Forever(band) | — | present | original,percussion |
| Return to Forever(band) | — | present | drums (drum set),original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airto_Moreira.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dd2abaa1-0b73-4ded-82ed-c80cce8d6378discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dd2abaa1-0b73-4ded-82ed-c80cce8d6378core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409259genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409259seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airto_Moreirabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airto_Moreira
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Brazilian musicians
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Image: Daniel Shen Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q409259 · MusicBrainz: dd2abaa1-0b73-4ded-82ed-c80cce8d6378
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