Person · Male
Dom Um Romão
- From
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Active
- 1925–2005
- Releases
- 12
- jazz
About
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 also recorded with artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, and Tony Bennett. He was the percussionist Tom Jobim brought to the studio for the album Jobim recorded with Frank Sinatra in 1967 for Reprise Records, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim.
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He died in Rio de Janeiro shortly after suffering a stroke.
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Also known as
Dom Um Romano · Dom Um Romaô · Dom un Romao · Dum Um Romad · ドン・ウン・ロマン
Tags
- drummers
- jazz musicians
- percussionists
- schlagzeug
- trommel
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ca8cb6e1-2c42-40be-bf44-ee2e6af39252
- ISNI
- 000000000312144X
- IPI
- 00049507564
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.