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​Uka gameiro is originally from Recife (Brazil), as a drummer and percussionist, he has worked with music for 20 years and has done a lot of projects, worked in bands and different artists in Recife, Canada (Ontario) and now NYC. In Canada he performed in concert bands, stage bands and soundtracks for theatre acts.  Played at some experimental music with Siba ending up in a percussion gig with Silverio Pessoa and Siba. He has played instrumentals jazz gigs in the nineties. He has recorded more than 11 cds with different artists and bands, also recorded a DVD on December 2008. He has performed at the Rock In Rio Festival with his own band called Expresso 4 oito in 2001. He has studied at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles and the Collective in New York City, private instruction with Jonathan Mover and Billy Ward. Loves to work on different timbres, experimental music, improvisation, rock, Brazilian rhythms etc. Currently, He teaches privately and perform with different projects in NYC. He is the author of the upcoming book "Brazilian Pernambuco Rhythms - Implied Beats".

In 2013 and 2014 a series of articles were published at Modern Drummer Magazine and one at a Percussive Arts Society Publication. Also, he has a column at Drumhead Magazine (Brazilian Beats) where he has been writing since 2015 about Brazilian rhythms.

Uka Gameiro nascido em Recife, baterista e percussionista. Trabalha com musica há uns 20 anos. Participou de varios projetos, bandas, artistas no Recife, Canada(Ontario) e USA. No Canada participou de concert bands, stage bands e trilha sonora pra teatro. Musica experimental junto a Siba findando num trabalho com percussao com Silverio Pessoa e Siba. Participaçao em trabalhos instrumentais na decada de 90. Estudos na Musicians Institute (Los Angeles) e Drummers Collective (New york City). Afinidade por trabalhos com timbres variados, musica experimental, improvisaçao, rock, mpb, regional. Publicação de uma série de artigos na revista Modern Drummer americana e uma publicação numa edição da Percussive Notes da Percussive Arts Society (PAS).

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