Xande Cruz
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | SELF
Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
Luz- 2006- Debut album
Lattifah and Cidades"- WXPN
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Growing up in Sao Paulo, Xande has been profoundly influenced from the contrast of the urban and traditional, social injustice, and diversity found in South America's largest city. His early inspiration was from listening to the sounds of Popular Brazilian Music (MPB) and later hip-hop and electronica in the late 80s when he relocated to New York. It was in New York that Xande commenced his project, the Batukis, as an Afro-Brazilian percussive based group, bringing the rhythms of Brazil to the US. Xande has performed as a percussionist with samba schools, touring Japan and South Korea, as well as with Brazilian pop bands, African drum ensembles, dance
troupes and theatrical productions.
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