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Born in Porto in 1989. In 2007 he completed the acting course at Academia Contempor\u00e2nea do Espect\u00e1culo. During this training he took part in workshops and performances with Ant\u00f3nio Capelo, Joana Provid\u00eancia, Jo\u00e3o Paulo Costa, Kuniaki Ida, Perip\u00e9cia Teatro and Les Plasticiens Volants.<\/p>\n

AS A MUSICIAN<\/h3>\n

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 Conservat\u00f3rio de M\u00fasica 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.<\/p>\n

AS A TEACHER<\/h3>\n

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 Cinf\u00e3es, Academia de M\u00fasica de Alcoba\u00e7a and Vale do Sousa, as well as at Dias da Percuss\u00e3o in Portim\u00e3o and BOTA in Lisbon.<\/p>\n

AS A PERCUSSIONIST AND PERFORMER<\/h3>\n

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 Am\u00e9lia Muge, Cardo-Roxo, Cristina Clara, Cust\u00f3dio Castelo, Edu Miranda, Ensemble Portingaloise, Jo\u00e3o Diogo Leit\u00e3o, Jos\u00e9 Valente, Manuel Cruz, Manuel Maio, Maria Monda, Marta P. da Costa, M\u00e1rio L\u00facio, Nancy Vieira, P\u00e9 na Terra (of which he is a co-founder), Retimbrar, Rui Ferreira, Samuel \u00daria, Simantra Grupo de Percuss\u00e3o, Sofia Portugal and Toque de Caixa.<\/p>\n

AS A SOLOIST<\/h3>\n

He premiered works by Fernando Lapa and \u00c2ngela da Ponte written for his final degree recital. \u00c2ngela da Ponte's \u201cEnsaios Sobre Cantos IV\u201d, 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 \u201cTu Es Petrus\u201d, Lu\u00eds Figueiredo's \u201cAl Gharb\u201d for solo adufe, piano and percussion ensemble, and Filipe Fernandes's \u201cRibombar\u201d for solo drum and percussion ensemble, inspired by the world of the Z\u00e9s Pereiras.<\/p>\n

AS AN AUTHOR AND IN OTHER FIELDS<\/h3>\n

With anthropologist Napole\u00e3o Ribeiro, and with support from DGArtes (Portuguese Ministry of Culture), he co-authored \u201cOs Z\u00e9s Pereiras\u201d (Tradisom, 2022), a book on the musical culture of the Z\u00e9s Pereiras between the Douro and Minho rivers, launched in 2023. That year he also composed and directed the music for \u201cLear\u201d, a theatre production directed by Bruno Martins and co-produced by Teatro do Bolh\u00e3o, Teatro da Didasc\u00e1lia, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II and Casa das Artes de Vila Nova de Famalic\u00e3o. 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 \u201cNativo\u201d, 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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