Master Brasilian percussionist/drummer Dom Um Romao passed away
by jazzcat on Jul.29, 2005, under News
Master Brasilian percussionist/drummer Dom Um Romao passed away in Rio de
Janeiro Tuesday morning! He was buried on the same day.
According to his
family in Rio, on Sunday night, while recording in a friend's studio he felt
ill. In the early hours of Tuesday following a brain stroke Dom left
us.
Dom would have turned 80 on August 3rd. He played with Flora
Purim…Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto…and was a member of Sergio Mendes's
Brazil 66 – recording on the classic project –
Fool on the Hill. He also participated on the LP with Sinatra & Jobim.
In 1971, Romão replaced Airto in Weather Report.
A member of the Heavyweight division. His contribution was
significant.
