Simon began her career in 1984 with the guitarist Pino Russo in the showcase “Saudade do Brasil†which was performed in various Italian jazz clubs. From that point she intensified her professional career. This included extending her touring on into Northern Europe and performing various musical genres from Brazilian to jazz, to pop and dance. Between 1990 and 1993 she took part in numerous recording projects in the area of dance music. In 1994 the project Latin Touch was born, in which she was the co-writer of songs and music along with Roberto Taufic. At the end of 2002, with the new recording project, Terra, the group took on the name of Baticumbando. Since 1999 she has also dedicated herself to learning to play percussion in the popular traditional Brazilian way. From 1984 through 1986, Simon worked as an African-jazz dancer for the Anna Cuculo Group, participating in various showcases throughout Italy.
She has worked with:
Gianpaolo Petrini, Roberto Celio, Enzo Zirilli, Luigi Tessarollo, Diego Borotti, Massimo Camarca, Davide Graziano, Alberto Tafuri, Augusto Martelli, Karl Potter, Michele Rabbia, Giancarlo Maurino, Gilson Silveira, Roberto Rossi, Rogerio Tavarez, Giancarlo Bianchetti, Renato D’Aiello, Nicola Muresu, Wigder Valle, Eduardo Taufic, Paulo De Oliveira, Cacau Vasconcelos, Claudio Borrelli, Papi Moreno, Rogerio Botter Maio, Nico Di Battista and many others.
From 1989 to the present she has taken part in many festivals and venues, among them the
JVC Jazz Festival (Roma), IV Festival internazionale del blues e del jazz degli Alburni (Salerno), JazzAuser (Vicopisano), Estate Campese (Reggio Calabria), Catania Jazz, Volando con Naco; Colle Jazz (Livorno), Festival Latino Americano (Modena, Torino), Asti in Concerto, Festival delle radici dei Popoli (Bologna), Jazz a Palazzo (Torino), Toscana Jazz, Musica & Dintorni (Piozzo), Note di Colore (Brescia), Suoni dal Castello (Lerici), Projeto Seis e Meia and “Friends†(Natal, Brazil), Veneto Jazz, Gubbio Festival No Border, Metrojazz Zone (Milano), Pavone Open Jazz Festival, Spiritus Mundi (Costiera Amalfitana), Dolomiti di Pace (Dolomiti), Festival delle Serre, Cerisano Jazz (CS), Musicastrada Festival (PI).Among her recordings are:
"Ain't no sunshine" - Brasil Confusion - Sony Music (97);
"De cabo a Rabo" - Latin Touch (97);
"Magalenha" - Dragut Club – Train (99)
“Latin lovers†– House Lovers – Test Records (2001);
“Oki doky†– Pasta Boys – (2001);
“So danço samba†– Halidon – (2002);
“Mala e cuia†– Gilson Silveira (2002);
“Chapel de palha†– Ney Portillo (2003)
“ Tatuagem†– Sergio D’Angelo – Airplane (2003);
“Realidade Real†Luiz Lima - Philology – 2003;
“Trio Jogral†– Trio Jogral – (2003);
Compilation “Outro Brasil†– Baticumbando – H. Squared – (2003);
“Terra†Baticumbando – H Squared -(2004);
“Galope†Rogerio Tavares - H Squared -(2004);
"Cores do Brasil" - Serginho - Loudbit (2005);
"Seu olhar" - De Madrugada - Mahjong Music (2005);
"Essa magia" De Madrugada - Compilation Papeete Lounge Beach vol 3 (2007); "Todas as vozes" - Simon Papa (2007) Family Affair; "Saci" - Gilson Silveira (2007);
"Mater Dea" - Movie soundtrack of "Federico" by Piercarlo Sala (2008)---------------------------------
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