User:Andre Rocha Percussionist

Born in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil, Andre Rocha was 15 years old when he started to play as a professional musician.He was 18 years old, he decided to move to live in Lisbon, Portugal. At the time, he played percussion, then he started to practice and improve, not just to be percussion but also to become a drummer.

                                          EXPERIENCE

• Andre Rocha recorded more then 80 albuns and played with many artists, such as:

Rui Veloso, Simone de Oliveira, Rio Grande, Da Weasel, Ala dos Namorados, Vozes da Rádio, Bonga, Cabeças no Ar, Lia Sabugosa, Nuno Guerreiro, Roberto Leal, Sadao Watanabe, Gil do Carmo, Água na Boca, Sara Tavares, Mafalda Veiga, Jair Rodrigues, Mário & Lundum, Gonçalo Pereira, Manuel Paulo, Jorge Vadio, Riko Dorileu, D’Zart, Duck, Beto Camurça, Rodrigo Leal, Rap - Ritmo as Palavras, Shout, Tiao Simpatia, Grupo Mesura, Italo e Renno, Ba Freire, Banda Groovytown, Caina Cavalcante, Irma Kelly Patricia and many more.

• André Rocha was invited to play percussion in television programs with renowned artists such as:

Rui Veloso, Filarmônica Gil, Ricky Martin, Roberto Leal, Martinho da Vila, Deborah Blando, Shakira, Junky, Mafalda Veiga, Bonga, Rio Grande, João Portugal, Cabeças no Ar, Nuno Guerreiro, Ala dos Namorados, Gil do Carmo, Vanessa da Mata, Duck, Sara Tavares

• In 2004 and 2006 he played with Rui Veloso at Rock in Rio Lisboa.