Ebel Perrelli

Ebel Perrelli is a Brazilian composer and musician. He has worked with Lenine, Naná Vasconcelos, Chuck Silverman, Manu Katché, and Jonathan Mover. He was a member of Mallavoodoo, BPM Trio, and Mandinga.

Biography Ebel Perrelli started playing drums when he was teenager in a school band. His first studies were based on Stick control method, by George Lawrence Stone. He continued his studies in the Conservatório Pernambucano de Música and in 1993 he graduated from the Musicians Institute of London, after completing the One Year Diploma Course. He then became a teacher in the same conservatory where he studied and started his musical career, playing with many artists and bands of Pernambuco.

In 1998, Perrelli participated in Zildjian Day Recife, playing with Manu Katche. One year later he won IV Batuka Music Festival in Best Improvisation category. In 2002, also with Andrade, he started a musical project, with the objective of combining rock and Brazilian rhythms. It was called Projeto Mandinga and lasted some months. During this period, Perrelli and Andrade did many shows in Brazil and recorded an album.

In 2004, Perrelli played with the singer Nando Cordel, accompanying him during his tours for some years.

During his career, Perrelli worked with Luciano Magno, Beto Kaiser, Aratanha Azul, and Sa Grama. He is a member of the group Cascabulho, which was nominated for Latin Grammy in 2004. He also teaches in the Conservatório Pernambucano de Música and organizes many shows and workshops around Brazil and the world, spreading Brazilian rhythms and their applications in contemporary music.

Discography 2000: Portal 2000: Luciano Magno, by Luciano Magno 2001: O inverno e a garça, by Mallavoodoo 2001: Ilusões a granel, by Fred Andrade 2002: Mandinga, with Fred Andrade 2002: De volta à Terra, by Aratanha Azul 2006: BPM Trio, by BPM Trio 2007: Brincando de coisa séria, by Cascabulho