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Biography

Fred Andrade composed the soundtrack for ''Festival de Cinema Nacional''. In 2000, he recorded his debut album, named ''Ilusões a granel''. In 1995, 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 years. 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, 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 with the participation of the best Brazilian guitar players. 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.

Discography

As leader

*2000: ''Ilusões a granel'' *2005: ''Guitarra de rua'' *2006: ''Farra de anjo'' *2009: ''Pele da alma'' *2011: ''Umbral'' *2015: ''Sacrifício Pela Fé'' *2017: ''Infinito'' *2021: ''Distantes''

With '' Mandinga''

*2002: ''Mandinga'' *2012: ''DVD Mandinga''

With Noise Viola

*2007:(album) Noise viola *2015:(album) A canção do mar do silêncio

With Membrana Instrumental

*2019: ''Um Dia''

References

External links

Fred Andrade official site
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