title: Dudu Tucci
text: # Dudu Tucci
  
  Dudu Tucci (full name: Eduardo Tucci da Silva; born May 5, 1955, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian percussionist, singer and composer.
  
  Dudu Tucci grew up in a family with a musical background, and was already playing drums at very young age at umbanda-ceremonies. He studied classical percussion, flute and musicology at Brooklin Paulista Conservatory in São Paulo. After that he traveled throughout South-America to study Latin American music.
  
  In 1978, he was invited to play in the symphonic orchestra in his home town. At the same time he met the well-known Brazilian dancer Ismael Ivo and both opened the "Experimental Black Dance Group". After a cooperation with Arrigo Barnabé, Tucci was invited to the JazzFest Berlin, and has been living in Berlin since then.
  
  ## Discography
  
  * Oduduá (1990)
  * Obátimalê (1992)
  * Orishás (1994, Candomblé-music)
  * Native Dreamer (1995)
  * Tribal World (1995)
  * Afoxé Loni (2002)
  * Inaê (2004)
  * Amacy (2005, Umbanda-music)
  * Nadador (2006)
  
  ## Books
  
  * Samba und Sambistas in Brasilien. With Tiago de Oliveira Pinto. Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1992. (in German)
  