Dudu Tucci grew up in a family with a musical background, and was already playing drums at very young age at umbanda-ceremonies. He studied classical percussion, flute and musicology at Brooklin Paulista Conservatory in São Paulo. After that he traveled throughout South-America to study Latin American music.

In 1978, he was invited to play in the symphonic orchestra in his home town. At the same time he met the well-known Brazilian dancer Ismael Ivo and both opened the "Experimental Black Dance Group". After a cooperation with Arrigo Barnabé, Tucci was invited to the JazzFest Berlin, and has been living in Berlin since then.

As a composer he mixes traditional Brazilian music with modern influences. He also works as a producer. Besides his CD production he is best known as a teacher of Brazilian music in Germany, Great Britain and all over the European continent. Together with the dancer Murah Soares he is the leader of the Bloco Afoxé Loni.

Discography

• Oduduá (1990)
• Obátimalê (1992)
• Orishás (1994, Candomblé-music)
• Native Dreamer (1995)
• Tribal World (1995)
• Afoxé Loni (2002)
• Inaê (2004)
• Amacy (2005, Umbanda-music)
• Nadador (2006)

Books

• Samba und Sambistas in Brasilien. With Tiago de Oliveira Pinto. Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1992. (in German)

External links

• Dudu Tucci
• Afoxé Loni