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)