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Rodrigo Freitas de Oliveira Cordeiro, born in Vila Nova da Barca, in the district of Coimbra, Portugal, began his musical studies at the age of 7.

 

He has attended Escola Profissional de Música de Espinho (Espinho Professional Music School) under the orientation of Nuno Aroso, Pedro Oliveira, Paulo Oliveira, Joaquim Alves, Rui Rodrigues, in 2009 he was admitted at ESMAE (Superior School of Music and Performing Arts) in Music (percussion) and 2016 was admitted at ESMAE in a Master program and in the second year he attended erasmus in CODARTS (University of the arts) in the World Music Department.

 

Also, he has worked with Robert Van Sice, Pedro Carneiro, Jeffery Davis, Michael Lauren, Ian Rosenbaum, Sisco Aparici, Bogdan Bacano, Nicholas Perazza, Andrés Tarabia, Rui Gomes, Rainers Seegers, Vina Lacerda, Kunihiko Komori, Tatiana Koleva, Katarzyna Micka, Bart Quartier, Mark Ford.

 

He obtained the 3rd place in the 4th edition of the Tum-pa-Tum-pa Competition and honorable mention is ESMAE.

 

As a musician, he worked in different styles and formations including solo, Ensembles, Orquestra Clássica de Espinho, Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa, Orquestra do Algarve, Sinfonieta do Porto, Ensemble contemporâneo da ESMAE, Big Band de jazz da EPME, Orquestra de Sopros e Orquestra de Cordas da ESMAE, Fanfarra Kaustica, Orquestra de Sopros de Coimbra, performing in several countries like Japan, Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, USA, China and Belgium, where he won the 1nd place in a competition held in Neerpelt.

 

He works as the head timpanist of Fundação Orquestra Estúdio, Guimarães European capital of culture in 2012 and as a backup musician for Gulbenkian Orchestra.

 

Also, he worked with the conductors Jan Cober, Bernhard Klee, Pedro Neves, Cesário Costa, Michael Zilm, Douglas Bostock, Manuel Vilaplana, Harry Lyth, António Saiote, Luís Cardoso, Jorge Salgueiro, Luís Carvalho, Dàrio Sotelo, amongst others.

 

It has been doing formation in African Ethnic Music, including Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal, with Aly N'Diaye Rose, Babara Bangoura, Bayo Kankan, Issiaka Dembele, Camara Abdolaye among others.

 

Cuban Music (Latin) with Lucas van Merwijk, Martin Verdonk, Eliel Lazo, Anna Elis de Jong and Abel Calderón.

 

Recently is studying Flamenco Music with Udo Demant and Body Music with Bart Fermie.

 

Currently playing as freelancer and  living in Amsterdam.