Ed Motta is an established vocalist/composer and a nephew of Tim Maia's. He is linked to danceable music and more recently, to sophisticated MPB. He has been performing internationally and awarded for two film soundtracks, along with a gold record. Ever since he was very young he was taken with disco music. He participated in dance contests with his older sister. He became a record collector and in 1982, discovered rock. Dedicating considerable amounts of time to research, he collected a huge quantity of albums, magazines, encyclopedias and books on rock. He then became the vocalist of the hard rock band Kabbalah. Abandoning high school, he wrote in a black music zine, became a DJ, and organized a soul and funk week at the Sound and Image Museum of Rio de Janeiro (MIS) with friend Lisiane. Then Motta met Comprido (Luiz Fernando, future Conexão Japeri guitarist).
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