Person · Male
Airto Moreira
percussionist
- From
- Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Since
- 1941–present
- Releases
- 40
- jazz
- contemporary jazz
- jazz fusion
- latin jazz
- samba-jazz
About
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.
Member of
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Sambalanço Trio membranophone
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Airto Moreira Group eponymous, percussion
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Return to Forever percussion, drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
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Natural Feelings
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Seeds on the Ground
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Free
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Fingers
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Virgin Land
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Promises of the Sun Apple Music
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I’m Fine, How Are You?
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Touching You...Touching Me
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Däfos
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Humble People
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Three-Way Mirror
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The Colours of Life
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Struck by Lightning Apple Music
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Samba de flora
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The Sun Is Out
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The Magicians
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The Other Side of This
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Killer Bees
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Ancient Kings
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Aquí se puede
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Homeless Apple Music
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Wings of Imagination
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Life After That Apple Music
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The Boston Three Party
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Live at Blue Note Tokyo
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Identity Apple Music
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Aluê Apple Music
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Eu Canto Assim Apple Music
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Maracanós
Live
Compilations
Links
Listen
Official
Social
Concerts
Married
Parent
Also known as
Airto · Airto Guimorvan Moreira · Airto Moreia
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- dd2abaa1-0b73-4ded-82ed-c80cce8d6378
- ISNI
- 0000000115116207
- IPI
- 00057444665
- IPI
- 00202926495
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.