14 Facts About Cyro Baptista

Cyro Baptista creates many of the percussion instruments he plays.

Cyro Baptista recorded with pianist Herbie Hancock on his album Possibilities.

Cyro Baptista recorded and performed worldwide with Hancock's Grammy award-winning Gershwin's World.

Cyro Baptista toured with Yo-Yo Ma's Brazil Project and appeared on the Obrigado Brazil, which won two Grammy awards.

Cyro Baptista collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for a Brazilian Carnival modern jazz concert.

Cyro Baptista formed Beat the Donkey, a percussion and dance ensemble.

Cyro Baptista appeared in Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel's 1990 documentary film Step Across the Border about Fred Frith, He composed music for programs for the children's television network Nickelodeon.

Cyro Baptista conducts educational rhythm workshops in a variety of formats.

Cyro Baptista has provided presentations for elementary school children and professional musicians.

Cyro Baptista has conducted workshops and master classes at Berklee College of Music, The New School.

Down Beat magazine's 51st annual Critics' Poll selected Cyro Baptista as 'Rising Star' in percussion.

Cyro Baptista has performed on five Grammy award-winning albums: Yo-Yo Ma's Obrigado Brazil, Cassandra Wilson's Blue Light 'Til Dawn, The Chieftains' Santiago, Ivan Lins' A Love Affair, and Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World.

In 2009 Cyro Baptista won a Fellow Award in Music from United States Artists.

Cyro Baptista plays alfaia, agogo bells, apito, bandora, bass drum, bell tree, berimbau, bongos, bottles, Chinese bells, cabasa, caja, caxixi, clay drum, conga, cowbell, cuica, cymbals, drums, finger cymbals, gong, kalimba, maracas, mark tree, pandeiro, rototom, repinique, shaker, shekere, snare drum, surdo, triangle, tabla, talking drum, tamborim, tambourine, temple block, timbales, tom-toms, udu, washboard, water gong, waterphone, whistle, and wood block.