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Fred Andrade
12+ albums
rockjazzfrevoregionalfrevo fusion
about
Fred Andrade is a Brazilian musician and composer. Active in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, he has played with Elba Ramalho, Quinteto Violado, Heraldo do Monte, Naná Vasconcelos, Lula Queiroga, Dominguinhos, and Lenine. He was also member of the instrumental groups Mandinga and Noise Viola. In 2000, he recorded his debut album, named Ilusões a granel. In 2001, he joined the group Anynote Jazz Quartet, with Sidor Hulak (guitar), Hélio Silva (bass) and Ebel Perrelli (drums), which attracted many music students during its shows. In 2002, also with Perrelli, he started a musical project with the objective of mix rock and Brazilian rhythms. It was called Projeto Mandinga and lasted some months. During this period, Perrelli and Andrade did many shows in Brazil and recorded an album. This work was very acclaimed by people and experts. In 2003, after finishing Projeto Mandinga, Andrade joined Paulo Barros for creating the instrumental band Noise Viola, which mixes classical music and popular rhythms from Pernambuco. In this band, he made several shows and recorded one album, which received the name of the group and were very acclaimed by music critics. Parallel to this work, Andrade continued his solo career and recorded other three albums: Guitarra de rua (2005), Farra de anjo (2006) and Pele da alma (2009). Andrade also organized many festivals around Brazil. In 2006, with Celso Pixinga, he organized Guitar Player Festival, in Recife. The event was positively criticized and counted
