Born in Porto in 1989. In 2007 he completed the acting course at Academia Contemporânea do Espectáculo. During this training he took part in workshops and performances with António Capelo, Joana Providência, João Paulo Costa, Kuniaki Ida, Peripécia Teatro and Les Plasticiens Volants.
AS A MUSICIAN
He began his training in 2003 with lessons in traditional Galician percussion. He later took masterclasses with renowned Portuguese and international musicians, including the drummers Marcos Cavaleiro and Leandro Leonet and the percussionists Trilok Gurtu, Aleix Tobias, Zohar Fresco, Farzad Andalibi, Mark Braafhart, Filippo Lattanzi, Pandit Kishore Banerjee and Yshai Afterman. In 2010 he began studying classical percussion with Joaquim Alves, and in 2012 he completed Grade 5 at the Conservatório de Música de Gaia with Paulo Costa. In 2015 he began the degree in classical percussion at the University of Minho, under Nuno Aroso, graduating in 2019.
AS A TEACHER
He began teaching in 2008, leading a percussion group at CERCIAG. He has led introductory workshops in traditional Portuguese percussion at music schools across Portugal, including the conservatoires of Amarante, Porto, Maia and Cinfães, Academia de Música de Alcobaça and Vale do Sousa, as well as at Dias da Percussão in Portimão and BOTA in Lisbon.
AS A PERCUSSIONIST AND PERFORMER
He has released over 30 albums and singles. Over the years he has recorded and performed, in Portugal and abroad, with numerous artists and projects, including Amélia Muge, Cardo-Roxo, Cristina Clara, Custódio Castelo, Edu Miranda, Ensemble Portingaloise, João Diogo Leitão, José Valente, Manuel Cruz, Manuel Maio, Maria Monda, Marta P. da Costa, Mário Lúcio, Nancy Vieira, Pé na Terra (of which he is a co-founder), Retimbrar, Rui Ferreira, Samuel Úria, Simantra Grupo de Percussão, Sofia Portugal and Toque de Caixa.
AS A SOLOIST
He premiered works by Fernando Lapa and Ângela da Ponte written for his final degree recital. Ângela da Ponte's “Ensaios Sobre Cantos IV”, published by BabelScores, is one of the first works written for adufe and electronics. In that recital he began exploring traditional Portuguese music from an art-music perspective, combining folk and contemporary instruments. He has also premiered works by other Portuguese composers, including Eurico Carrapatoso's “Tu Es Petrus”, Luís Figueiredo's “Al Gharb” for solo adufe, piano and percussion ensemble, and Filipe Fernandes's “Ribombar” for solo drum and percussion ensemble, inspired by the world of the Zés Pereiras.
AS AN AUTHOR AND IN OTHER FIELDS
With anthropologist Napoleão Ribeiro, and with support from DGArtes (Portuguese Ministry of Culture), he co-authored “Os Zés Pereiras” (Tradisom, 2022), a book on the musical culture of the Zés Pereiras between the Douro and Minho rivers, launched in 2023. That year he also composed and directed the music for “Lear”, a theatre production directed by Bruno Martins and co-produced by Teatro do Bolhão, Teatro da Didascália, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II and Casa das Artes de Vila Nova de Famalicão. In September 2025 he joined Portuguese choreographer Clara Andermatt's new creation, Do Terreiro ao Mundo, as percussionist and performer. In March 2025 he premiered “Nativo”, a pioneering solo show with traditional Portuguese percussion at the centre of the narrative. This year he releases the work as a book and audiovisual edition, also with DGArtes support.
