Danilo Caymmi

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years Active

1964

Genres

MPB, bossa nova

Instruments

flute, acoustic guitar, vocals

Biography

Danilo Candido Tostes Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948, heir to one of the most important families in Brazilian music. The son of Dorival Caymmi and Stella Maris, and brother of Dori and Nana Caymmi, he began his artistic journey playing the flute and acoustic guitar in his teens. His national prominence came in 1968, when the song "Andança," composed in partnership with Edmundo Souto and Paulinho Tapajós, won third place at the Festival da Canção and introduced the singer Beth Carvalho.

Throughout his career, Danilo established himself as a flutist, composer, singer, and arranger, collaborating with major names in Brazilian music and participating in essential projects. In the 1980s, he joined Tom Jobim's famous Banda Nova, with whom he maintained a fruitful partnership. He also stood out as a composer of soundtracks for Brazilian television soap operas and miniseries, in addition to touring various countries and recording remarkable albums alongside his siblings, celebrating the family legacy and MPB.

His discography spans acclaimed solo and collaborative works, such as albums dedicated to the work of his father and Tom Jobim, as well as numerous appearances on records by renowned artists like Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque, and Gal Costa. Keeping alive the lyricism of bossa nova and Brazilian popular music, Danilo Caymmi remains a living reference of the musical tradition initiated by his father.

Discography

• Beto Guedes, Danilo Caymmi, Novelli, Toninho Horta (1973)
• Cheiro Verde (1977)
• Nana, Dori e Danilo Caymmi – Caymmi's Grandes Amigos (1986)
• Dori, Nana, Danilo & Dorival – Família Caymmi (1987)
• Dorival Caymmi, Nana Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi – Família Caymmi em Montreux (1991)
• Danilo Caymmi (1994)
• Sol Moreno (1995)
• Mistura Brasileira (1997)
• Eu, Você, Nós Dois... (1999)
• Nana Caymmi, Dori Caymmi e Danilo Caymmi – Para Caymmi, de Nana, Dori e Danilo - 90 Anos - Ao Vivo (2004)
• Nana Caymmi, Dori Caymmi e Danilo Caymmi – Para Caymmi de Nana, Dori e Danilo - 90 Anos (2004)
• Para Caymmi. de Nana, Dori e Danilo (Ao Vivo) (2004)
• Para Caymmi, de Nana, Dori e Danilo (2004)
• O Patriota (2004)
• Nana Caymmi, Dori Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, Paulo Jobim, Daniel Jobim – Falando de Amor (Famílias Caymmi e Jobim Cantam Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2005)
• E Amigos (2009)
• Alvear (2011)
• Nana, Dori e Danilo – Caymmi (2013)
• Don Don (2015)
• Danilo Caymmi Canta Tom Jobim (2016)
• Danilo Caymmi com Bruno Di Lullo e Domenico Lancellotti – Danilo Caymmi Canta Dorival (2016)
• Trilhas: Os Mais Bonitos Temas da Tv Brasileira (2019)
• Danilo Caymmi Andança 5.5 (2024)