- Laudir DeOliveira
Laudir Soares De Oliveira (born January 6, 1940 in
Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil ) is aBrazil ianpercussionist . His first professional experience was withSergio Mendes .In 1973 he started working with the band Chicago as a sideman, playing on the albums "
Chicago VI " and "Chicago VII " before officially joining the band in 1975. He subsequently appeared on the albums "Chicago VIII " through "Chicago XIV ". Laudir left Chicago in 1981, and he is now teaching music in Brazil. He also does session and production work.
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