Rafael Barata

Rafael Barata

INDEPENDENT - CELLO SAMBA TRIO - ELIANE ELIAS - DIANNE REEVES

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rafael Barata is a self-taught drummer based in NY. He started to play at the age of 5 and has played and recorded with many impressive artists such as Leny Andrade, Emilio Santiago, Rosa Passos, Lisa Ono, Jaques Morelenbaum, Kenny Barron, Milton Nascimento, Edu Lobo, Roberto Menescal, Joao Donato, Marcos Valle, Ivan Lins and Eliane Elias, who he worked on Grammy award-winning album with, made in Brazil. Rafael tours all around the world with several projects including Eliane Elias Quartet (Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson and Rubens de La Corte), Cello Samba Trio (Jaques Morelenbaum and Lula Galvao) and lately with the multi-awarded artist, Dianne Reeves.

Rafael Barata'S SETUP:

  1. A mini cups prototype set
  2. Zilco finger cymbals (on the table below the mini cups)
  3. Kerope 15" hats
  4. Kerope 18" with A custom splash 8" inverted on top
  5. Kerope 20" with rivets (or Avedis 20" with rivets)
  6. A Cie Vintage 15" crash with A custom splash 6" inverted on top
  7. Kerope prototype 24"
  8. K light flat ride 20" with Trashformer 8" inverted on top
  9. Kerope prototype Swish 22"
  10. K Efx 16"
  11. A Breakbeat ride 18 ( aka Uptown ride) or K Custom special dry crash 18"

* May be prototype

Rafael
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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    Listening to the music the life presented me through the legends of Brazilian music and Jazz. Love and passion in my life: Lara and my kids! Playing with my friends, somebody I really admire The PERFECT sound of my instrument. My UNIQUE CYMBAL set of colors and my drums. That will really inspire me and it will make me happy!

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    LOVE somebody, play with PASSION, catch the ENERGY from audiences and trade it… LISTEN the players… Pursuit your SOUND. CLOSE YOUR EYES and play it in the music. Add FEELING, EMPATHY, EGOLESSNESS… LEARN how to balance all of this… Then you will reach the state of art. Remember: Play as it was the last time in your life.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    I love to match Keropes with Avedis and K Lights. But having some efxs from cristal sounds (mini cups) to trashes (K efx, Special dry and trashformers) are amazing!!

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