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| * Born October 28,
1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Moved to Europe in 1981. |
| THE MUSICIAN |
| • Autodidact (first lessons on drums at
the age of six) |
• Between 1970 and 1980 concerts in Rio
de Janeiro with various ensembles, from 1975 on
as a percussionist only |
• Since 1981 concerts with various groups
and musicians in Europe, such as the guitarist Ahmed El-Salamouny
(7 CDs together), Zabelê (France, Brazilian Jazz), Duo
Fenix
(Montreaux Jazz Festival), Cal Viva (contemporary jazz, CD with
Maria João), Raiz de
Pedra (Brazilian Jazz) and others |
| • 1986–2003 regular participation
in the International Dance Weeks in Vienna. Cooperation with
dancers such as Ismael Ivo (Brazil), Leonard Meek and Michael
Joy (Alvin Ailey Company–USA), Milton Myers (USA), Jennifer
Muller (USA), Karine Saporta and Regine Chopinot (France), Nina
Corti (Switzerland), Joe Alegado (USA) and many others |
| • Since 2003 participation in the "Internationale
Sommertanzwochen Bozen" |
| • 2006 participation in the "Internationale
Sommerkurswochen Mannenbach", Switzerland, and in the "Tanzsommer
Innsbruck" |
| • Regular concert tours with the guitarist
Ahmed El-Salamouny (Brazilian
Guitar Project) |
| • Co-founder of the group "ILÚ",
Afro-Cuban-Brazilian percussion |
| • Since 2001 intensive cooperation with
the Brazilian dancer Ivan
Vasconcellos, for example lecturing tours on Brazilian culture
with live music and dance performances |
| • Percussion Duo Benguelê (Afro-Brazilian
percussion), with Márcio
Alves |
• Since 2004 multicultural percussion project
"Tamburo
Mundi" with Murat Koskun
and Andrea Piccioni |
| • Leader of the percussion group "Vira-Lata" |
| • 2006 and 2007 Festival "Tamburi Mundi"
in Freiburg, Germany, with among others Glen Velez and Rani
Krija (Sting) |
| • October 2007 Solo performance and Workshop
at the PAS
German Day of Percussion (Frankfurt) |
| • NOV 08 Solo performance and workshop at the PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Congress) in Austin (Texas-USA) |
| • MAR 09 Participation as musicien and composer at the dance performances "Silence Now" and "The sorcere's apprentice" (Choreography Philipp Egli) in the City Theatre St. Gallen (Switzerland) |
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| THE TEACHER |
| • 1986–2001 teacher at the Latin Percussion
School in Munich |
• 1996–2004 rhythm and percussion
teacher at the Iwanson
School for Contemporary
Dance in Munich |
| • 2001–2005 "Latin Percussion
School – Gilson de Assis", Munich |
| • Since 2005 Co-director of "Blue
Planet Musikkurse", Munich |
| • Since 2004 percussion with kids in kindergardens
and schools, cooperation with the K.I.D.S.-Project
Munich |
| • Since 2005 percussion teacher at the European
School Munich, since 2006 at the Nymphenburger Gymnasium München |
• Workshops for samba groups in Germany
(amongst others Vincivi–Schwarzenbrueck; Chucrute com
banana–Tuebingen; Absurdo–Kassel; Sambalegria–Schleswig;
Sambuco–Nuremberg; Ruhestoerung–Munich; Tucuruí–Coburg),
Austria (e.g. Vento Sul–Graz), Switzerland, Denmark, France
and Brazil |
| • Direction of several national samba group
meetings |
| • Since 2006 yearly Advanced Training "Brazilian
Percussion for Music Teachers" in Schleswig,
Germany |
| • Since 2008 teacher of the MUS-E
at the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation (European Culture Project for
Schools) |
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| BOOKS AND CDs |
| • 2000 CD "Tia Ciata" |
• 2001
Teaching Method "Brazilian Percussion" - Advance Music
(for details see Teaching
Methods) |
| • 2006 CD "Percussion for Dance" |
• 2006
Teaching Method "Atabaque, the brazilian conga" - Advance Music
(for details see Teaching
Methods) |
• 2009 Teaching Method "Brazilian pandeiro" - Advance Music
(for details see Teaching Methods) |
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