The Ronaldo Folegatti Web Site - Anjos & Estrelas

The Musicians:

		Borginhos Accordion. Ex-member from Bossa-4, with whom he played in many brazilian cities and in the USA. Played with the "Conjunto das Eternas Cantoras do Radio" ( The group of the eternal radio female singers ). ( Carmélia Alves, Ellen de Lima, Nora Ney, Rosita Gonzales, Violeta Cavalcante, Ademilde Fonseca e Zezé Gonzaga ), with performances in the most theaters in Rio de Janeiro. Played on several TV stations in São Paulo in shows like Osmar Santos, Clodovil (TV Manchete ), Jô Soares (SBT), and on TV Cultura ( Ensaio e Bem Brasil ). Played with a lot of singers like Altemar Dutra, Carminha Mascarenhas, the iatalian singer Franca Fenati, Herivelton Martins, Miltinho, Paulinho Tapajós, Tito Madi and Peri Ribeiro among others.

		Felipe Amorim Trumpete e Flügelhorn Began his musical studies at 7. At 10, started learning trumpet. Studied with Cleber Zimbrão. Performances with bands and orchestras in Estado do Rio.

		Cleber Zimbrão Trombone Studied trombone and harmony with Vitor Santos. Teaches harmony and brass instruments. Producer and arranger.

		Claussi Ramos Bass Studied bass with Arthur Maia and André Carneiro. Graduated in harmony at the Rio Musica, where he also teached. Member of the samba group Quintal do Céu.

		Eliel Forny Bass Started playing guitar at 5. When seven years old, began to play the bass, as self-thought. Studied bass with Claussi Ramos. Teaches bass and guitar since 1998 at the music school "Tocando a gente se entende".

		Ronaldo Diamante Bass Studied acoustic bass with Rudolf Kruppa, as a trainee at the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, musical theory with Valéria Peixoto e harmony with Isidoro Kutno. Began his carreer with the group Hotel das Estrelas, in the 80-ties. De lá pra cá, performed as arranger and composer in shows and records of big names of the MPB like Maria Bethânia, Marisa Monte, Elizeth Cardoso, Adriana Calcanhoto, Eduardo Dusek and Moraes Moreira. Performed in more than 30 soundtracks for teather, cinema and TV, working with names like Tim Rescala, Tomás Improta, Paulo Moura and Steve Hackett, guitar player from the english group Gênesis. Was employed at Globo Network, teached at Musiarte e da Pro-Arte. IN 1997 released his CD JAIX bye the label Eldorado and in 2000 the CD Charanga. Plays with the Quinteto Tomás Improta, the composer Tim Rescala, the group Garganta Profunda and the Quintet Solari Jazz. Teaches bass and musical theory.

		Romeu Guttman Percussão Self-taught, began playing percussion as he was 14. Played on the Waldir Calmon Band. Performances with the band Ponta de Faca, with André Neiva. Performances with the salsa band Essência Latina. Several presentations in trio with acoustic guitar, voice and percussion.

		Pira Percussion Began at 6 playing in Terreiros de Candomblé. Entered the world of samba, playing in many samba groups. Percussionist of the samba group "Quintal do Céu".

		Faustinho Drums Self-taught. Began studying drums at 16. Studied music at Proarte and at RioMúsica, graduating in drums in 1992. Studied drums with Élcio Cáfaro, Cristhiaan Oyens and Cid Freitas. Performances and recordings with several groupsand singers of the MPB.

		Ronaldo Folegatti Composition, Arrangements, Guitars, Keyboar Programming, Percussion, Vocal, Sound engineer, Design, HTMLprogramming , Lyrics, etc... Self-taught, ex-mathematician ( interrupted his doctor studies in Mathematics em matemática in Germany to devote himself to the music ), ex-guitar player, ex-percussionist, ex-sideman from several singers and bands when living in Germany, ex-resident of Berlim, considers himself currently justa a jazz songs composer and produce his CDs. His first CD "Sounds of Watercolors" released in Germany and in the USA in 1990 reached quickly the the jazz charts and received many praiseworthy reviews, and was played in "Heavy Rotation" . After his second release "Lust, Comics & some other Dreams" he stopped playing live and made his first recording studio in Berlin. Currently lives in Brazil and works in his own studio in several projects of instrumental music and songs , which he hopes to diffuse with this site. Hopes to help and to be helped by all of them that loves and support the good music.