Cláudio Infante

Cl..udio was Born in Rio de Janeiro .He started playing the drums and various percussion instruments when he was 7. At age of 10 , he was invited to join CLAUDIO NUCCI and Z.. RENATO in a tourn.. to the United States and South America He began his studies on theory at Villa Lobos Institute and later had private lessons with BOB WYATT. He has already played with L..O GANDELMAN, IVAN LINS, DJAVAN , LULU SANTOS ,ED MOTTA,MARISA MONTE, B.B. KING, SHEILA E. , BILLY COBHAM among others. In 1985 , he signed with Warner to join KID ABELHA ,remaining with the group till 1988.During this period ,they received 3 gold records. In the last five years, Cl..udio has taken part in tourne..s with , NEY MATOGROSSO, MARISA MONTE and SIMONE, having performed around 300 shows. His vast experience in studio has brought him many invitations to produce the records of artists such as C..SSIO TUCUNDUVA ,LILA SHAKTI , PURUSHATRAYA SWAMI,GRUPO SENZALA, and soundtracks for programs in the SPORTV channel,namely,”SURF ADVENTURES”, 4X4”,and “ SECRET SPOTS”. Cl..udio was ranked among the top one hundred drummers in the world by the American magazine ZILDJIAN TIME in 2002. Recently he has been involved in the divulgation of his second cd “TEMPO” and also with his previous “INFANTE”. He has been traveling around Brazil and abroad , and playing with RITA LEE. Cl..udio combines many activities: Besides being in M..RCIO MONTARROYOS band , he also gives courses and workshops on drums and percussion throughout Brazil.Sponsorship: PEARL drums ,ZILDJIAN cymbals ,C.IBA..EZ drum sticks ,MICHAEL drumheads , AKG microphones and POWER CLICK pr.. amplifiers.

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