Been born in Salvador (Bahia - Brazil) to the 01/09/1969, George Soares initiated to the 10 years playing with buckets of ink, latinhas of cereals, pans of kitchen, among others toys. These had been its first instruments.

- Auto didata, to the 12 years ja participated, in the Federal Univercidade of the Bahia with Professor Fernando Santos of a course of battery and percussion. In this exactly periodo is invited to participate of the Martial Band of the school where it studied. Still thus George Soares ja if involved with some musicos of the New Bossa, the Traditional Samba and the Axé (Samba Reggae and Afoxé) local.

- To the 17 years if he moved for São Paulo to study in the Conservatorio Souza Lima with Dinho Professor Gonçalves. No delayed it very to be touching with local groups.

- In 1987 it received the invitation from Dinho Professor to be part of its group of percussion. Always busy, George, divided the proprio time studying, searching, assaying and recording.

- In 1990 George Soares if diploma in the Conservatorio Souza Lima and he returns its propria native city, Salvador and is invited to work with Managing Bira Reis of the school of Musical Research “Officina de situated Musical Investigação” in the center of the city (Pillory) as professor and musico of its group “Ilu Bata”.

- In 1991 è invited to work with the group of its brother (Managing and guitarist) called Enrique Soares Reggae Planet (Word Music).

- In 1992 George it is invited by the Professor and arranjador Gerson Silva to work in a musical group of ball (Group Oliveira) where started to know well of close the culture it North and Northeast it Brazil.

- In 1994 it works as percussionista of the Tonho Matèria (current singer of the Olodum Band).

- In 1996 with Gerson Silva, Angela Lopo, Tita Alves, Dalmo Medeiros, Wainer, Landmarks Oak, Rudson Daniel and the producer Mario Dias, COMPACT DISC forms the group “Dende Diet” with 2 launched: “Dende Diet” and “Brave Assis with Dende Diet”.

- In 1997 it is called to participate as baterista of tournê world-wide of the COMPACT DISC “Alfagamabetizado” of the Carlinhos Brown in which the nickname was born of It masks.

- In 1999 it was invited by the journalist, I criticize musical comedy, violonista and composer Luciano Aguiar and also the journalist, arranjador, violonista and Borega composer to partecipar of the formation of the Group “Matita Père” of which it is part it ties today.

- Of 2000 the 2002 participate of tournê world-wide of the Carla Visi (former-singer of gruppo Cheiro de Amor) as baterista and percussionista.

- In 2003 partecipa of one season in the Bahia with the singers, Angela Lopo, Tita Alves and Silvinha Torres intitled “In the Palco with Gil”.

In the seguentes years sao characterized tournè with its Band “Matita Père”, shows and workshop in all Brazil. George Soares è professor of the Ambah (Academy of Musica of the Bahia), simultaneously gave to particular courses of battery and percussion, incinando the Brazilian ritmica culture, the tecnicas of the instruments and ritmica reading.

Currently the Firenze lives (Italia) ha looks for of its great dream that è to show a little of the rich Brazilian culture in the World.
It continues organizing lições and courses of Ritmica Reading, Battery and percussion especially, tecnica of the instruments, rhythms, claves and applications. Treating to diverse rhythms: Funck, Rock, Shuffle, Jazz, Fusion, Afro-Cuban etc. Especializaçao main Ritmica: Afro-Brazilian (Samba, Bossanova, Frevo, Maracatu, Baiao, Calango, Coconut, Ijexa, Maxixe, Samba Reggae etc.)

 
Some artists with which George Soares ja worked making shows and writings: Caetano Veloso, Gilbert Gil, Carlinhos Brown, Marisa Monte, Carla Visi, Fafà de Belem, Angela Lopo, Tita Alves, Hermeto Pascoal and Mariela Santiago, Raymond Sodrè, Robert Mendes, Geronimo, Claude Moura, Claude Cunha, Paulinho Caldas, Luis Caldas, Morais Moreira, Clecia Queiroz, Carlinhos Marques, Silvinha Torres, Lazzo, Emanuelle Araujo, Dino Brazil, Reggae Planet, Opposes of Bazofia, Wil Carvalho, Paulinho Mouth of Singer, Vania Abreu, Joelma Silva, Marienne Castro, Saul Barbosa, Rebeca Matta, Guida Moira, Marcia Short, Lenine, Sandra de Sà, Catia Guima, Brothers Almendas (Africa), Felipe Mukenga (Africa), Jusara Silveira, etc.

 

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