Djalma Corrêa

Djalma Novaes Corrêa (18 November 1942 – 8 December 2022) was a Brazilian percussionist and composer.

Djalma Corrêa
Corrêa in 1986
Born	Djalma Novaes Corrêa 18 November 1942 (1942-11-18) Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died	8 December 2022 (2022-12-09) (aged 80) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Percussionist

Life and career

Born in Ouro Preto, the son of a flautist, Corrêa spent his adolescence in Belo Horizonte, and he studied composition and percussion at the Seminarios de Musica of the Federal University of Bahia.^[1][2][3]

Corrêa started his professional career in a symphonic orchestra.^[1] In 1970 he founded the jazz fusion percussion ensemble Baiafro, which he eventually left in 1976.^[1][2][3] His collaborations include Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa, Peter Gabriel, Volker Kriegel, Dave Pike.^[1][3][4] He was part of the supergroup "Quarteto Negro" with Zezé Motta, Paulo Moura and Jorge Degas.^[1][2] During his career he also composed songs, film scores and incidental music.^[1]

Corrêa died of pancreatic cancer on 8 December 2022, at the age of 80.^[3]