Christiano Galvão is a top touring and session drummer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 30 + years of experience. Since early 1990’s he’s been playing, touring and recording with major Brazilian artists such as Simone, Ivan Lins, Zélia Duncan, Jorge Vercilo, Marina Lima, Lenine, Isabela Taviani, Celso Blues Boy, among many others. Christiano’s drumming can be heard...
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Christiano Galvão is a top touring and session drummer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 30 + years of experience. Since early 1990’s he’s been playing, touring and recording with major Brazilian artists such as Simone, Ivan Lins, Zélia Duncan, Jorge Vercilo, Marina Lima, Lenine, Isabela Taviani, Celso Blues Boy, among many others. Christiano’s drumming can be heard in many radio hits in Brazil since early 2000s, in songs like “Final Feliz” (Jorge Vercilo, 2000), “Que nem Maré”, “Homem Aranha” (Jorge Vercilo, 2002), “Sentidos” live (Zélia Duncan, 2002), “Digitais” (Isabela Taviani, 2002), “Monalisa” (Jorge Vercilo, 2004), and many others. Some of his recording credits includes albums that received gold and platinum certificates in Brazil such as Elo (Jorge Vercilo, 2002), and the live CD/ DVD Jorge Vercilo ao vivo (Jorge Vercilo, 2006). Christiano released in 2006 a Brazilian jazz album called 1+1 Alexandre Cavallo & Christiano Galvão. He is the author of two instructional drum books: Creative Brazilian Drumming (2010), published by Hal Leonard, and Brazilian Grooves Play-Along (2018). As solo artist he performed in the US at the international percussion convention PASIC 2017. He has performed clinics and master classes throughout Brazil and in the US, in institutions like Berklee College of Music (2015), University of Michigan (2014/2015/2017) and University of Tennessee (2017). Christiano studied drums and studio drumming at the Drummers Collective in NY between 1994 and 1995. He holds a Master degree in Music Education (UNIRIO, 2015), and a Doctor degree in Music Performance (UNICAMP, 2022). Christiano Galvão is endorsed by Zildjian cymbals and Vic Firth sticks.
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