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.[1] He was also member of the instrumental groups Mandinga and Noise Viola.
Fred Andrade | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Rock, jazz, Brazilian music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, acoustic guitar, Viola caipira |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | fredandrade |
Biography edit
Fred Andrade composed the soundtrack for Festival de Cinema Nacional.[1][2]
In 2000, he recorded his debut album, named Ilusões a granel.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] This work was very acclaimed by people and experts.[5]
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.[6][7] 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).[8]
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 with the participation of the best Brazilian guitar players.[9]
Along his career, he also played and recorded with many other artists and bands, such as Treminhão and Sa Grama. Actually, Andrade is still member of Noise Viola. He also teaches in Conservatório Pernambucano de Música and Centro de Educação Musical de Olinda and realizes many show and workshops around Brazil.[8][10][11]
Discography edit
As leader edit
- 2000: Ilusões a granel
- 2005: Guitarra de rua
- 2006: Farra de anjo
- 2009: Pele da alma
- 2015: Sacrifício Pela Fé
- 2017: Infinito
With Mandinga edit
- 2002: Mandinga
- 2012: DVD Mandinga
With Noise Viola edit
- 2007: Noise Viola
With Membrana Instrumental edit
- 2019: Um Dia
References edit
- ^ a b "Workshop de guitarra". Jornal A União (in Portuguese). 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ a b "2º Prêmio Syngenta de Música Instrumental de Viola terá eliminatória no Recife com show de Ivan Vilela". Direção Cultura (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Bandas ensaiam volta do circuito underground". JC Online (in Portuguese). 4 May 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ "Mallavoodoo e Projeto Mandinga na Torre Malakoff". Pernambuco.com (in Portuguese). 7 December 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ "Chuvas prejudicam os shows de sábado". JC Online (in Portuguese). 14 July 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Vitorino, Bruno (1 June 2007). "Mariano Otero & Noise Viola". Clube de Jazz (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ Rocha, Rodolfo (25 September 2007). "Noise Viola". Guitar Player (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Carvalho, João (14 August 2009). "Fred Andrade é Pele da Alma". Realejo (in Portuguese). pe360graus.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Toledo, Marcos (5 October 2006). "Guitarristas duelam em três noites de virtuosismo". JC Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Fred Andrade". Jazz PE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Edu Ardanuy e Fred Andrade fazem workshop de guitarra e show no Conservatório". pe360graus.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2010.