Brazilian Drumset Workshop

BRAZILIAN DRUMSET WORKSHOP
WITH ELCIO CAFARO

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Enhance your drumming abilities by exploring the world of Brazilian drumming with Elcio Cafaro, one of Brazil’s finest working drummers. More about Elcio in the page below. Check out Elcio playing brazilian music here: Youtube Playlist

We are very happy to host this 5 hour workshop together with Elcio coming straight from Rio de Janeiro. In the workshop, Elcio will go covering following:
Samba | Bossa nova | Samba de roda |Samba jazz | Baião | Forró | Maracatu | Afoxé | Galope | Frevo | Marcha rancho | Play along tracks minus drums | Recommended listening playlists and musical analysis

Date / Time: Sa 16.11.2024 / 14:00 to 19:00
Location: Mohriner Allee 69, 12347 Berlin
Language: English
Price: 100 €

The price also includes mineral water, bio coffee & tea.
All drums, handouts, and music for the workshop are provided.
The minimum number of participants is 4 and the maximum is 10. If the minimum number of participants is not achieved, a full refund or a new workshop date will be proposed.

Registrations, questions and more info:  or use the contact form below.

About Elcio Cafaro

Elcio’s drumming career started in 1977. Since then he collected a lot of experience filled with an endless list of concerts, recordings and tours.

His education began at the School of Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira along technical improvement training with Christiaan Oyens and later with Cássio Cunha. Currently Elcio offers lessons in Rio de Janeiro.

His vast resume includes playing/recording with are Chico Buarque, MPB4, Edu Lobo, Francis and Olivia Hime, Nara Leão, Eduardo Dusek, Ritchie, Ed Motta, Kleyton and Kledir, Lulu Santos, Flavio Venturini, Pepeu Gomes, Amelinha, Miele, Ivan Lins, Cassia Eller (recorded the first 2 discs & played with her from 1990 to 1996 ), Boca Livre, Dionne Warwick, Simone, Rosana, Japeri Connection, River Sound Machine, John Bosco, Aricia Mess and Pedro Luis Zeze Mota, Miúcha , Luiz Melodia (CD & live DVD ” Luiz Melodia Convida ” ), Roberta Sá (DVD & live CD “Pra Se Ter Alegria”), Marcos Ariel, Raul Mascarenhas, Hector Costita, Antonio Adolfo, Luciano Alves, Duo Phenix, Joyce Collins, Bill Cunlife (recorded CD “Bill in Brasil”), Eric Marienthal, Daniel Marques and many others…

Cafaro also loves rock music and plays with BAD COPS, one of the best The Police cover bands.

Major highlights of his career include the following:

• Free Jazz (1986 and 1987), Canta Brazil 1 and 2 and Varadero (Cuba 1981)
• Montreux Jazz 2004 in Switzerland & Viva Afro Brazil in 2004 in
• Tübingen, Germany with Luiz Melodia
• Played with singer Roberta Sá for 10 years in several tours in
• Brazil, Europe, Japan, & China, highlighting the World Expo in Shanghai in July 2010
• Brazil Selection Event in Cologne, Germany during the 2006 World Cup with the Berimbrown groups, Naurêa and Jorge Benjor
• European tours with guitarist Daniel Marques between  Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Russia

You can find Elcio on Instagram here: Instagram, Youtube, The Bad Cops Youtube

Registrations, questions and more info:  or use the contact form below.