Brazilian Drums and Percussion Workshop

with Fernando Paiva

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 Brazilian Drums and Percussion Workshop
with Fernandop Paiva

About Fernando
Born in Porto Alegre Brazil in 1965 FernandoPaiva began playing percussion and drums along with his
father, a Brazilian percussionist, at the age of 6.
At the age of 12, he starts studying with Zé Eduardo Nazario, a great drummer and Brazilian teacher. At
the age of 17 Fernando started to work professionally playing live and recording with several artists from
the South of Brazil. Basically a self-taught musician Fernando is always looking for new things and ways
of doing music. He was still very young when he started composing and arranging. Fernando can play
almost any percussion instrument and his unique approach to drums and music has made him one of
the leading Brazilian drummer´s of the actuality.
As an educator he taught in workshops and masterclasses the art of percussion and drums in various
universities around the world. He moved in 1988 to Vienna, Europe where he still lives. In 1998 Fer-
nando founded the Fernando Paiva Group to play his own compositions. Extremely appreciated by the
public and also very widely recognized by the press the group has been playing in Europe and in South
America where it has achieved great success and released some productions. He worked in studio and
live with big names from the international music scene such as: Joe Zawinul Syndicate, Lionel Ritchie,
Joe Anderson, Raul de Souza, Hermeto Paschoal, Alegre Correa, Vienna Art Orchestra to name a few.
 Brazilian Drums and Percussion Workshop
with Fernando Paiva
The Masterclass & Workshop
In this workshop with one of the great names of drums and percussion in
Brazil you will learn the main Brazilian rhythms, how to solo over those rhythms,
the interactions with other instruments such as bass, piano and guitar and
the main ways to practice in a really efficient way the rhythms of Brazil.
Fernando will also teach one of his specialties: Rhythmic vocal language as a major
expression, translated and applied to the instrument for a better learning and discov-
ery of your own style. It will emphasize the school of “If you can sing the rhythm you
can play it”. Mr Paiva is not only a great percussionist and drummer but also
a composer, arranger and band leader, which allows him to see
drums and percussion from another perspective as well and pass these important
points of view to his students.

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 Brazilian Drums and Percussion Workshop
with Fernando Paiva
VIDEOS SAMPLES
Drums & Percussion Fernando Paiva Group
Talking Drums Terra dos Passaros
Follow me Meus Passos
Batuki Marciano
Cajon Meu 7
Darabuka Brave Heart

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Brazilian Drums and Percussion Workshop
with Fernando Paiva

Booking
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