Marco Bosco

Origin

Torrinha, SP

Years Active

1974

Genres

brazilian jazz, jazz, electronic music, brazilian percussion

Instruments

percussion

Biography

Marco Bosco is a Brazilian percussionist, composer, and music producer born in Torrinha, São Paulo, in 1956. With a career spanning over four decades, Bosco is recognized for his innovative work in Brazilian music, especially in the fusion of Brazilian rhythms with electronic and jazz elements. His professional journey began in 1974, playing with various bands, and in 1977 he began his musical studies with masters from the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Campinas.

Throughout his career, Marco Bosco has released over 16 solo albums and collaborated with a vast array of renowned artists, both in Brazil and internationally. He has worked as a studio musician and producer on soundtracks for television and commercials, in addition to participating in recordings with names such as Nina Simone, Sergio Mendes, Rita Lee, Egberto Gismonti, and Belchior. His album "Randy in Brazil" (2009) won an American Grammy, and the album "Raiz" (2012) by Leila Pinheiro, on which he served as producer, was nominated for a Latin Grammy.

Bosco is known for his sound experimentation, blending Brazilian percussion with acoustic and electronic textures, as demonstrated on albums like "Metalmadeira" (1983) and "Fragmentos da Casa" (1986). In 2022/2023, he celebrated over 40 years of career with the project "Marco Bosco 40 e Manos", releasing a double album with 20 unreleased songs, bringing together old and new partners. His work continues to explore the intersection between Brazilian music, technology, and nature.

Discography

• Metalmadeira (2014)
• Fragmentos da Casa (2014)
• Hánêréa (The Power of Nature) (2014)
• Live At Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo (2014)
• Techno Roots (2014)
• There Will Be No Money Today (2014)
• 33 (2014)
• Tokyo Diary (2014)
• Online (2016)
• Twelve Postcards (2023)
• Em Toque (2024)
• Em Canto (2024)
• Puritik Îbi - Os Sons da Floresta (2025)