PERSONAL INFOS

NAME
Rodrigo Vasquez

LOCATION
Santiago, Chile

E-MAIL
rodrigovasquez@hotmail.com

 


 


Studies

1982
Studies Afro Cuban Percussion with Frank Malabé

1984

Percussion & Music / Music Conservatory of the Universidade Federal da Bahia University, Brazil
1992
Afro Cuban Percussion with Eduardo Lazaga of Charanga Habanera
1994 Afro Cuban Percussion with The Papines
1995
Batá Drums with Raúl Pineda of “Sintesis”
1997 Batá Drums with Angel “Cachete” Maldonado, “Little” Johnny Rivera and Anthony Carrillo
1998
Batá Drums with Fernando “Leo” Leobons
   

Jobs and Performances

Salvador - Bahia, Brazil.

From 1983 to 1988

Plays with the following Singers and Bands

Singers Bands
Gerónimo Rumbahiana
Carlinhos Caldas Grupo Garagem
Sara Jane Banda Canja
Luis Caldas Chameleon
Roberto Méndez Jeff Gardner Group
Rapoza Velha  

From 1985 to 1988

Session Musician at WR Studios

Recordings
Carlinhos Brown Roberto Méndez/Gilberto Gil
Tony Mola Carlinhos Caldas
Ramiro Mussotto Gerônimo
Iván Huol Missinho
Luis Caldas Rumbahiana
Alfredo Moura Jingles
Luis Asis Incidental music for theatre/cinema
Carlinhos Márquez Folkloric and religious Bahian Music
(gospel)

1984 to 1989 participates in the Carnival of Salvador - Bahia

Santiago, Chile

Since 1988 to 1993 plays with the following Singers and Bands

Singers Bands
Nidia Caro Salsa Maestra
Jorge Caraccioli La Banda
Manuel Araya Grupo Sudaka
Joe Vasconcellos Grupo Rumbason
  De Kiruza
Recordings Alberto Cumplido
Mauricio Redolés Grupo Ensamble
Joe Vasconcellos Grupo Cometa
Jorge Caraccioli Motuto Jazz
Manuel Araya  
La Banda  
De Kiruza  
Grupo Ensamble  

Salvador - Bahia, Brazil.

Since 1993 to 2000 performs with the following Singers and Bands

Singers Bands
Daniela Mercury Rumbahiana
Cátia Guimma Grupo Garagem
Clécia Queiroz Chamaleon
Roberto Méndez Agbeu - Kuta
Alexandre Leao Bragadá
  Banda Eva

Recordings
Daniela Mercury
Banda Eva
Rumbahiana
Clécia Queiroz
Cátia Guimma
Alexandre Leao
Conspiraçao Bahiana

Santiago, Chile

Since 2000 to the date performs with the following Singers and Bands

Singers Bands
Joe Vasconcellos Chancho en Piedra
Manuel Ramírez Cristián Cuturrufo
Manuel Araya Cyber Jazz

Recordings
Chancho en Piedra
Cristián Cuturrufo
Manuel Araya
Juan Antonio Sánchez
Daniel Lencina (jingles)

Joe Vasconcellos (Discovery Channel)

Events

Chile

1990 Grupo Ensamble / International Jazz Festival of Vina del Mar
1992 Performs at a Momix’s Workshop
1992 Grupo Ensamble / International Jazz Festival called “Mar del Jazz” in Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina.

Brazil

1994 – 1995 Jazz Performances at MAM (Modern Art Museum) in Salvador. With Victor Biglione, Robertinho Silva, Raúl de Souza, Raúl Mascarenhas, Arturzinho Maya, Marcio Montarroyos, Nico Asumpçao, Bocato, among others.
1994 – 1999 PERCPAN (Worldwide Percussive Panorama) Organized by Nana
Vasconcelos and Gilberto Gil; participates as translator in portuguese / spanish / english.
Participates in the following Clinics: Los Papines, Los Muñequitos de Matanza, Naná Vasconcelos, Rythm Istambul, Dudú Rose, Harmonites, Armando Marçal, ,The LP Team (Cachete Maldonado, “Little” Johnny Rivero, Anthony Carrillo), Trilok Gurtu, Tambores do Maranhao.
1998 Banda Eva / Montreux Jazz Festival, Brazilian night.


Chile

1999 Special guest for Joe Vasconcellos’ concert
2000 Joe Vasconcellos / International Festival of Vina del Mar
2000 Joe Vasconcellos / National Tour
2000 Joe Vasconcellos / EMI Publishing Concert in Bogotá, Colombia
2000 Joe Vasconcellos / Plaza de Toros Concert in Bogotá, Colombia
2000 Joe Vasconcellos / Estadio Obras Concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2000 Joe Vasconcellos / Montevideo’s Concert in Uruguay. Special Guest of Rubén “El Negro” Rada.


Clinics

Brazil

1995 – 1999
Realizes 4 Clinics about afro – brazilians rhythms and afro – Cuban rhythms, sponsored by Latin Percussion Distributor in Salvador - Bahia

Chile

2000 Afro-brazilian percussion Clinic at the Playa Ancha University of Valparaíso
2000 Participates as a special guest at the Percussion Clinic, performed by Richie Gajate García
2001 Realizes, as a Latin Percussion endorser musician, a Percussion Clinic at Plaza Melodías Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2001 Participates as a special guest at the Drums and Percussion First International Festival organized by The SCD Music College, in Santiago, Chile (SCD Author’s Chilean Society)
2002 Performs a Percussion Clinic at the Second International Festival of Percussion organized by The SCD Music College, in Santiago, Chile

Others

2000 Becomes the first Chilean Endorser of Latin Percussion in Chile
2002 Becomes Professor of the Percussion Department of the SCD Music College in Chile (SCD Author’s Chilean Society)

 

updated at september 2003

 

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