Sergio Bacalhau

Sergio Bacalhau, percussionniste et chanteur-compositeur exerce avec passion son art en Europe en tissant des liens entre les rythmes traditionnels brésiliens et des styles musicaux variés et contemporains. Originaire d’Olinda dans le Nord-est du Brésil, il a été découvert et formé par Naná Vasconcelos et n’a depuis cessé d’enrichir ses créations en jouant aux côtés d’artistes, tels que Mestre Salustiano, Cila et Selma do Coco, Erasto Vasconcelos, Mestre Ferrugem. Spécialiste du Pandeiro, il diffuse le rythme envoûtant de son instrument de prédilection par ses concerts, ses ateliers et ses productions musicales en parcourant les univers de la Samba, la Bossa Nova, le Maracatu, le Coco, le Choro, le Frevo et le Forró. Sergio Bacalhau, percussionist and singer-composer practices passionately his art in Europe by bringing together traditional Brazilian rhythms and various contemporary styles of music. Born in Olinda in the northeast of Brazil, Sergio was discovered and trained by Nanà Vasconcelos and hasn’t ceased by then to enrich his creations by playing alongside artists such as Mestre Salustiano, Cila and Selma do Coco, Erasto Vasconcelos, Mestre Ferrugem. Having Pandeiro as his instrument of choice, he spreads its captivating rhythm through concerts, workshops and musical productions revealing the universes of Samba, Bossa Nova, Maracatu, Coco, Choro, Frevo and forro Natural de Olinda, Sergio Bacalhau é um músico que não pode ser encaixado nas clasificações tradicionais. Percussionista, cantor e compositor, sempre à procura de novos caminhos musicais. A música do discípulo de Naná vasconcelos percorre uma trilha eclética, passando pelas raízes dos ritmos nordestinos e chegando até sons eletrônicos. O resultado é uma mistura original e contagiante. Photos © Jaime Andrés Rojas Mickan

Sergio Bacalhau

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