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Armando Marçal

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Also known as
  
Marçalzinho

Instruments
  
Percussion

Associated acts
  
Pat Metheny Group

Occupation(s)
  
Musician

Years active
  
1970s–present

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Birth name
  
Armando de Souza Marçal

Born
  
17 December 1956 (age 60) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (
1956-12-17
)

Music group
  
Pat Metheny Group (1986 – 1996)

Genres
  
Brazilian jazz, Jazz fusion

Albums
  
Still Life (Talking), Letter from Home, The Road to You, Quartet, We Live Here

Armando de Souza Marçal, better known as Marçalzinho (born 17 December 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian percussionist.

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Biography

Marçal started in music at 14. As the son of Mestre Marçal (1930-1994) who operated the largest Brazilian samba school GRES Portela from 1978 to 1986, while his grandfather Armando Marçal was a famous samba composer and formed a famous samba duo together with Alcebíades Bide Barcelos.

In United States Marcal worked with artists such as Pat Metheny, Paul Simon, and Don Cherry. In Brazil he worked alongside big names in Brazilian popular music, such as Gal Costa, Jorge Ben Jor, Veloso, John Bosco, Djavan, Vanessa da Mata, Chico Buarque, 'Blitz', Ivan Lins and Elis Regina. He was introduced to percussion in Paralamas do Sucesso and was also a member of the band 'Lulu'.

Solo albums

  • 2007: Lado a Lado (Tratore)
  • Collaborations

    With Julio Iglesias
  • 1985: Libra (Sony)
  • With Pat Metheny Group
  • 1987: Still Life (Talking) (Geffen)
  • 1989: Letter from Home (Geffen)
  • 1993: The Road to You (Geffen), recorded live in Europe
  • With Pat Metheny
  • 1992: Secret Story (Geffen)
  • With Stephan Remmler
  • 1988: Lotto (Mercury)
  • With Djavan
  • 1989: Djavan (Discos CBS)
  • With Paul Simon
  • 1991: The Rhythm of the Saints (Warner Bros)
  • 1993: The Paul Simon Anthology (Warner Bros.)
  • With Matt Bianco
  • 1991: Samba in Your Casa (East West)
  • With Lio
  • 2005: Pop Model (ZE)
  • With Stefano Bollani
  • 2008: Carioca (EmArcy)
  • With João Bosco
  • 2014: Samba Fever (ARC)
  • Songs

    To the End of the WorldWe Live Here · 1995
    Last Train HomeStill Life (Talking) · 1987
    MinuanoStill Life (Talking) · 1987

    References

    Armando Marçal Wikipedia