Davide Bernaro percussions, Ravenna, lessons and workshops, brazilian music, cuban music, afrobrazilian music, afrocuban music, samba batucada workshops, Bahia rhythms workshops, congas workshops, maracatú workshops

Davide Bernaro was born in Ravenna, Italy, the 02/07/1970.
I studied ethnic percussion with: - Académia do Ritmo Afroeira directed by Paolo Caruso , with which I played and studied ensemble rhythms from Brazil, Africa and Cuba. I played shows with the band throughout Italy from 1998 up to 2002. In the same period i attended various workshops held by percussionist Massimo “Ninad” Carrano (trick percussions) and Giovanni Imparato (afrocuban folklore). - stage for afrobrazilian rhythms held by the world-renown percussionist and teacher Dudu Tucci in São Salvador de Bahia (Brazil). During the same journey i played several shows (Lavagem do Bonfim, Pelourinho, etc.) in Salvador with the Bloko Kizumba ensemble, led by saxophonist Bira Reis (Olodum, Virginia Rodrigues, etc.). - pandeiro studies in Bahia with Paulinho da Bateria, representative percussionist of Salvador “old-style” players - Stage with Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu and Armenian percussionist Arto Tuncybocian in Ravenna (Mama’s Club) - Maracatù de baque virado (Brazil north-east rhythm) course held by Francesco Pitillo (Mitoka Samba, Hombre Rosse, Jinkà Percussion) – (Bergamo) - Afrocuban and afro-peruvian cajòn rhythms stage held by Antonio Gentile (Poggibonsi) - Journey through Brazil North-East (Pernambuco state) to deepen my mastery of several local rhythms - Intensive afro-baian rhythms stage held by Francesco Pitillo (Bergamo) - Brazilian and Cuban style congas stage held by Dudu Tucci (Berlin) - Pandeiro techniques stage held by Marcos Suzano (Milan) - Maracatù de baque virado stage held by Dudu Tucci (Berlin) - Afoxé Loni Parade (percussion and dance event that opened the 2004 Cultures Carnival in Berlin) - Maracatù de baque virado workshop held by Jorge Martins (Maracatù Estrela Brilhante, Banda Cascabulho) (Milan) - Translator and class-room assistant at Mestre Sombra’s (Marcos Rezende, director of the Escola de Samba Mocidade Alegre de Sao Paulo) samba workshop who took place in Italy in 2004 - Modern grooves for percussion ensemble held by Dudu Tucci (Milan) - Congado dance, chants and percussion stage held by Mauricio Tizumba (Milan) - Workshop held by Roberto “Mamey” Evangelisti about the use of congas in afro-cuban folkloric music (rumba, guarapachanguero, etc.) (Ravenna) - Journey to Sao Salvador de Bahia to make interviews for the “Percussioni” Italian drums and percussion magazine - Umbanda drumming course held by Dudu Tucci (Berlin) - Pandeiro modern techniques stage held by Sergio Krakowsky (Milan) - Cuica studies with Betinho (Zé Roberto) da Mangueira (Rio de Janeiro) - Candomblé de Angola and Jongo da Serrinha studies with Mestre Humberto Balogun, one of the most important Rio de Janeiro’s ogans. Other musical skills Decennial activity as a choir singer in Ravenna’s professional choir Galla Placidia. - Other instruments played: acoustic, folk and electric guitar. University degree - 1997: University degree in Clinical and Community Psychology with degree dissertation:” Music therapy - theory and technical practice” – 2000: qualification for the profession of Psychologist.