Oscar Bolão

Oscar Bolão has performed with Eduardo Dusek, Elizeth Cardoso, Paulo Moura, Emilinha Borba, Dorival Caymmi, and Jards Macalé. Bolão started as a professional in the group Coisas Nossas, which performed Brazilian music of the '20s and '30s, focusing on the works by Noel Rosa. Former member of the Orquestra de Música Brasileira and of the Orquestra de Cordas Brasileiras, Bolão was the drummer of the Orquestra Pixinguinha, directed by Henrique Cazes, specializing in Pixinguinha's original arrangements. In the field of modern erudite music, he has been working with Ronaldo Miranda, Ricardo Tacuchian, Tato Taborda, and Tim Rescala, who dedicated two pieces to him: "Concerto Para Dois Pandeiros e Cordas" and "Drummer Drama," for drums and drum machine. Bolão consistently performed as a guest percussionist in the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná, and Orquestra Petrobrás Pró-Música. He participated as a musician and an actor in Tim Rescala's juvenile opera A Orquestra dos Sonhos, and was also member of Carlos Malta's instrumental groups Coreto Urbano and Pife Muderno. ~ Alvaro Neder, Rovi