Paulinho Da Costa (May 31, 1948) is a percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over 200 percussion instruments, he participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio and television commercials. He has done crossover work in a variety of music genres including: Brazilian, Blues, Christian, Country, Disco, Gospel, Hip-hop, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Soul, and World Music.