Diego Zangado

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Diego Zangado


Birth_name = Diego Bastos Sampaio
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1980|6|11|mf=y
Origin = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Instrument = drums, percussion
Genre = Samba, choro, jazz, funk, Bossa Nova

Diego Zangado (born June 11, 1980) is a Brazilian drummer, percussionist and composer.

Background

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Diego Zangado graduated in symphonic percussion and classical music from the Escola de Musica Villa-Lobos, one of the most traditional conservatories in Rio de Janeiro. He extended his studies taking classes from Eliseu Costa, the solo timpanist of the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Orchestra and Andre Boxexa, timpanist of the Brazilian National Symphonic Orchestra and drummer of "Agua de Moringa", a well-known group of samba and choro. Diego also took composition and harmony lessons from the electroacoustic music composer Tato Taborda.

Diego became the first timpanist of the Fluminense Federal University symphonic band and he was elected the best instrumentalist in the 1999 Festvilla, the music festival of the Villa-Lobos Music School.

As a teacher, Diego has coordinated a percussion group with less fortunate children from Rio de Janeiro. He also has been teaching in several music schools. Diego owns his studio, where he teaches private drums and percussion classes. He has also organised quick courses in several cities in Brazil.

Currently

Since 2004, Diego accompanies the famous pianist, singer and composer Francis Hime, and travels along with him, promoting his recent work, as well as his popular hits. Also he accompanies Francis' wife Olivia Hime, well-known singer and songwriter. Diego is also the drummer of Elton Medeiros, a true samba icon.

Diego is the drummer of Casuarina, a samba band that has been appointed as the best group in the current samba scene. Casuarina won the 2006 Rival Petrobras Music Awards, as "Best Musical Group".

Diego is the percussionist of the group Pedra Lispe, a music band that mixes contemporary instrumental music and Brazilian regional armorial music.

Diego also plays as a duo with the guitar player Caio Marcio. Caio was nominated for the 2004 Tim Music Awards, as "Revelation". Diego also is a member of the group "Batucada Urbana", lead by the mandolin player Henry Lentino. The group was nominated for the 7th Visa Instrumental Music Awards.

On the stage

Diego has shared the stage with great names of the Brazilian Popular Music, such as Francis Hime, Lenine, Guinga, Elton Medeiros, Elza Soares, Chico Pinheiro, Zé Renato, Hamilton de Holanda, Carlinhos Vergueiro, Moraes Moreira, Cristovão Bastos, Cristina Braga, Sandra de Sá, Carlos Malta, Celso Viáfora, Olivia Hime, Wilson Moreira, Mart'nália, Gabriel o Pensador, Paulinho Moska, Walter Alfaiate, Arlindo Cruz, Áurea Martins, Maria Rita, Cristina Buarque de Holanda, Roberta Sá, Ney Conceição, and many others.

When it comes to the "choro" scene, Diego has played with Joel do Nascimento, Paulo Sergio Santos, Galo Preto, Agua de Moringa and Mestre Ze Paulo among others.

In the classical music scene, Diego is a member of the Guitars Orchestra of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the group of Fernanda Chaves Canaud, a pianist specialized in the Radamés Gnattali work.

Research Work

Diego also does research work, studying the rudimentary and classical schools, with emphasis in the extinct Brazilian rhythms, such as the "samba-batucada" and "samba d'antiga", as well as in the "maxixe" and the "choro", creating a modern language of playing, both for drums and percussions.

Compositions

When it comes to classical music, Diego has composed pieces for two pandeiros (hide-headed tambourines), dodecaphonic and serial pieces for the xylophone and pieces for two atabaques (large wooden drums).

Diego also has several popular music compositions. One of his most famous songs, "Vaso Ruim", was composed along with Casuarina's lead singer Gabriel Azevedo. "Vaso Ruim" was recorded in Casuarina's second album, "Certidão", released by Biscoito Fino in October 2007.

Recordings

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/diegozangado "Diego Zangado's page at Myspace]
* [http://www.youtube.com/diegozangado "Diego Zangado's page at Youtube"]