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Ed Motta

エド・モッタ　/　えど・もった

Singer from Brazil

August 17, 1971 (age 54)　・　Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro
singer
composer
jazz musician

My Take

Ed Motta is the kind of artist I'd happily evangelize for. A Rio de Janeiro native fluent in MPB, soul, funk and jazz, and the nephew of the great Tim Maia, he carries serious musical lineage and clearly refuses to be boxed in. Singer, composer, pianist, guitarist: that breadth usually signals a stubborn personal vision, and his entire career reads like a man chasing his own ear rather than the market's. What I admire most is how he fuses sun-soaked Brazilian warmth with the sophistication of jazz. If you only know him by name, his catalogue is one of the more rewarding deep dives in contemporary music.

Overview

Eduardo "Ed" Motta (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [eduˈaʁdu ˈmɔtɐ]; born August 17, 1971) is a Brazilian MPB, rock, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is the nephew of late singer-songwriter Tim Maia.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ed Motta
Name (Japanese): エド・モッタ
Reading: えど・もった
Born: August 17, 1971 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Boar
Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / composer / jazz musician / pianist / guitarist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://edmotta.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/edmotta/
Xhttps://x.com/EdMotta
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%82%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF

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