Autor: André Tandeta

Andre Tandeta was born in Rio de Janeiro on October 28, 1957. He started to play the drums at the age of 11 and turned professional at 18. Graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Brazilian Music from UNIRIO. In more than 40 years as a professional he has played live and/or recorded with: Wilson Das Neves, Ivan Lins, João Bosco, Boca Livre, Zé Renato, Marcio Montarroyos, Victor Biglione, Ricardo Silveira, Wagner Tiso, Luisão Maia, Serginho Trombone, Nana Caymmi, Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa, Francis Hime, Nelson Cavaquinho, Paulinho da Viola, Vinicius Cantuaria, Mauro Senise, Jards Macalé, Cassia Eller, Tania Alves, Marina, Eduardo Souto Neto, João Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto, Raul de Souza, Sergio Barrozo, Don Chacal, Raul Mascarenhas, Hélio Delmiro, Claudio Jorge , Flavio Guimarães, Paulo Moura, João Carlos Rebouças, Jane Duboc, Toninho Horta, Nico Rezende, Chico Batera, Sizão Machado, Armando Marçal, Alberto Rosemblit, Guilherme Dias Gomes, Banda Zil, Lincoln Olivetti, Tunai, Jamil Joanes, Paulinho Trompete, Sandra de Sa, Rosana, José Lourenço and many more. For 18 years he played with the legendary Brazilian drummer Wilson Das Neves, who was also composer and singer. Tandeta recorded on 4 CDs of Das Neves and has worked as executive producer of the last 2, both were awarded Best Samba Record, by Premio Nacional da Musica, for the years 2010 and 2013. He has recorded extensively for TV sound tracks (series, soap operas and shows), jingles, sound tracks for movies and theatre plays. Since 1985 Andre Tandeta has had an active career as a drums teacher. During all these years he has taught more than 300 students, some of them becoming top professionals. In 2017 he released the book „Samba na Bateria-Coordenação e Leitura”.