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XANDE FIGUEIREDO

Drummer

About Me

Xande was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 16 November in 1967.Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) and its enormous diversity was his first inspiration, and even now it remains essential for his playing. He started to play drums at the age of 13, having drums classes with Ronaldo Alvarenga and Claudio Wilner.His first performances took place in Students Festivals, Nightlife Places and Dance Groups. Beside this "work on the streets", he took classic percussion classes with teacher Joaquim Moraes Abreu Along 22 year of his work, played and recorded together with instrumental bands as well as with musicians and singers like Paulo Russo,Nico Assumpção, Marcos Suzano, Armando Marçal, Sivuca, Cazuza, João Bosco,Elza Soares,Baby do Brasil (in concerts with the Jazz Simphonic Orchestra from São Paulo) Rosa Passos,Johnny Alf ,Edu Lôbo,D. Ivone Lara,Dominguinhos and Paulinho da Viola. Between 94 and 96 he was a member of the band that played with the singer Simone, participating in concerts through Latin America and national tours In 2004 participated in a Scandinavian Tour with Master Samba Singer Nelson Sargento. In 2006 played with Mandolin Virtuose Hamilton de Holanda in a Brazilian tour on the release of his CD "Brasilianos" At the present moment, plays with the singer Emilio Santiago and Pagode Jazz Sardinha’s Club. This last group have realeased his first independent CD in concerts in Brazil and Europe, as well as in Japan through Nippon Crown, reaching a great success among the press and fans. His most recent projest is OTR, a multinational rock band which first CD will be released soon.

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Member Since: 9/14/2007
Band Website: sardinhasclub.com.br
Band Members: CHEGA DE SAUDADE Johnny Alf- Piano and Voice / Romulo Gomes - Bass / Xande Figueiredo - Drums / ALIVE IN VITORIA, 21/7/2000 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------DAMA DE COPAS / Idriss Boudrioua - Tenor Sax and Composition / Alex Carvalho - Guitar / Rafel Vernet - Piano /Jorge Helder - Bass / Xande Figueiredo - Drums /Jesse Sadoc - Trumpet / Eduardo Neves and Andrea Ernst Dias - Flutes ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------GREEN DOLPHIN STREET / Xande Figueiredo - Drums /Marcos Natto - Bass / Vitor Gonçalves - Piano / RECORDED AT XISTUDIO ON 28/5/2008--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------PED RA DA MACUMBA / Hamilton de Holanda - Mandolin / Daniel Santiago - Acoustic Guitar / Andre Vasconcelos - Bass / Xande Figueiredo - Drums /Gabriel Grossi - Harmonica / ALIVE IN SÃO PAULO, 2/4/2006---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------OLHOS D..ALÉM MAR - PAGODE JAZZ SARDINHA..S CLUB / Eduardo Neves - Flute and composition / Rodrigo Lessa - Mini Guitar and composition / Edson Menezes - Bass / Xande figueiredo - Drums / Marcos Esguleba - Percussion / Roberto Marques - Trombone / Lula Galvão - guitar Solo-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------TAKING YOU DOWN - ON THE ROCKS /John Lawton - Vocal / Jan Dumee - Guitars / Ney Conceição - Bass / Marvio Ceribelli - Keyboards / Xande Figueiredo - Drums------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------
Influences: MPB, JAZZ, NENÊ, MARCIO BAHIA, PAULO BRAGA, SERGIO HERVAL, OMAR HAKIM, PETER ERSKINE,STEVE GADD, JACK DEJOHNETTE, TONY WILLIAMS

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Sounds Like: WEATHER REPORT, TOM JOBIM, HERMETO PASCOAL, ZECA PAGODINHO, STEVIE WONDER, ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, RAVEL, RACHMANINOFF, MILES DAVIS, ELIS REGINA, MILTON NASCIMENTO, MOACIR SANTOS, JOHNNY ALF...Solo on sound check

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