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Cabrita
is one of Australia’s up and coming percussionists. He possesses
a high skill level and a freshness of non-restrictive self
design;
not
locked in one tone all night.
Cabrita is know for his versatility, quick ears, intuition,
common sense and a willingness to adapt to different musical
situations.
Having
honed his skills in acoustic and rock circuits he has also
played with national and international D.J.’s.
Cabrita
captures the soul of Afro-Cuban percussion with today’s
technology.
Cabrita
is familiar with Hip Hop, Folk, House, Country, Breaks, R n’ B,
Rock, Gospel ... All
things groove and funky.
Born in
Portugal; Cabrita has a love and knowledge of Latin percussion
from his culture.
With congas
as his main instrument and well versed in auxiliary percussion,
he fuses traditional percussion with electronics to create a new
sound textures.
He
has also been taught by some of the masters of percussion; Sunil
da Silva (OZ), Mitch Farmer (OZ)) and Mestre Alexandre (BRAZIL).
MEINL is Cabrita's weapon of choice.
PHILOSOPHY ON BEING A PERCUSSIONIST
Being a percussionist is
like being a character actor; you add the perfume to the musical
context.
While there is room for
some personal expression, it must be with in the context of the
music and the gig.
You adapt to the role of
the moment and you're functional, interesting and brilliant if
possible with detracting from the whole.
You
keep the vibe crisp and the groove rolling.
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DJ’S PLAYED WITH |
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MARK MYERS SYDNEY YU |
IAN POOLEY GERMANY |
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DJ BASS BOY SYDNEY PLASTIC |
TROY LAMB UK GATECRASHER |
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WILL CONNORS |
GEORGE PATSAN |
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Q45 |
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FESTIVALS AND EVENTS |
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INSOMNIA 04 |
SURFEST 04 & 05 |
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SUNDAY VIBES NEWCASTLE |
BLUE SKY TSUNAMI APPEAL 05 |
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ST ALBANS FOLK FESTIVAL |
WAT A FEST 05 |
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BANDS AND ARTISTS |
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OWENELLE |
PROLTUNG |
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ASK BOB |
DEXTER |
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NIKSTA |
BUBKISS |
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PATRICK O’NIEL |
SOUL FELT |
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NORTHLAKES CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE |
ALL STAR BAND ( MEMBERS FROM INXS
SCREAMING JETS, SAVAGE GARDEN, DEXTER MOORE, CHRISTIAN MARSH,
PARIS MCLOUD) |
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ENDORPHIN |
OKE-E-PAH |
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RECORDINGS |
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2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS CLOUD STUDIOS |
PROLTUNG DEMO |
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ASK BOB ROD MAC CORMACK STUDIO |
LIVE FEEDS TO CHANNEL 31 AND
INTERNET |
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