Website Official website Role Guitarist | Name Rafael Bittencourt | |
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Born 22 October 1971 (age 53)
Sao Paulo, Brazil ( 1971-10-22 ) Associated acts Angra
Bittencourt Project Music groups Angra (Since 1991), Bittencourt Project (Since 2008) Genres Power metal, Progressive metal, Heavy metal Albums Angels Cry, Temple of Shadows, Holy Land, Secret Garden, Brainworms I Similar People Kiko Loureiro, Eduardo Falaschi, Felipe Andreoli, Fabio Lione, Ricardo Confessori Profiles |
Angra - Carry On - RAFAEL BITTENCOURT GUITAR with TAB´s
Rafael Bittencourt (born 22 October 1971) is a Brazilian guitarist, composer and co-founder of the band Angra.
Contents
- Angra Carry On RAFAEL BITTENCOURT GUITAR with TABs
- Biography
- Discography with Angra
- Discography as Bittencourt Project
- Songs
- References
Biography

With a very broad formation, Bittencourt studied with the best guitar teachers in Brazil and other countries. In the USA, he played with a big band and in 1988 was awarded with the Louis Armstrong prize as the best soloist.
Bittencourt took part in many choirs and different areas of dramaturgy. In 1996 he graduated as Composer and Conductor by Faculdade de Artes Santa Marcelina in Sao Paulo. Involved by the academic atmosphere, he formed a heavy metal band that mixed his Latin roots and erudite formation, writing plays and collecting ideas for the project that later would be known as Angra.

For three years he taught Language and Musical Structuring in the School of Music and Technology and advanced guitar techniques in Souza Lima conservatory. In 2002 he was awarded as the best guitarist by European website 21stCenturyMetal and his name is always present in specialized magazines' awards for best guitarist and composer in the genre. Was a columnist of Cover Guitarra and Guitar Class magazines and collaborated with Guitar Player magazine.

Today, beyond his activities with Angra, he is a musical producer and tours Brazil having workshops on his composing style and guitar playing, managing a successful group, studio and live performance experiences, harmony, structure, perception and much more. He is endorsed by YAMAHA (electric guitar), EGNATER (amplifiers), NIG (strings), BOSS (pedals), AudioTechnika (microphones), M-AUDIO music production gear and DiMarzio guitar pickups.
Discography with Angra
Discography as Bittencourt Project
Songs
Carry On
Nova Era
Bleeding Heart
Wuthering Heights
The Temple of Hate
Heroes of Sand
Nothing to Say
Holy Land
Make Believe
Storm of Emotions
Scream Your Heart Out
The Shadow Hunter
Stand Away
Waiting Silence
Late Redemption
No Pain for the Dead
Winds of Destination
Spread Your Fire
Angels and Demons
Arising Thunder
Millennium Sun
Rebirth
Lullaby for Lucifer
Newborn Me
Metal Icarus
A Monster in Her Eyes
Acid Rain
Running Alone
The Voice Commanding You
Angels Cry
Carolina IV
The Rage of the Waters