Francisco de Assis Santana Mestrinel

Chico Santana is coordinator of LAPER (Laboratory of Percussion and Rhythmics) in Federal University of Paraíba, where he is professor. He is bachelor in Popular Music and has doctorate degree by State University of Campinas (Brazil) in partnership with University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar (Germany); develops works in Popular Music, Transcultural Music Studies, Ethnomusicology, Music education and Performance, focused on popular percussion, rhythmics, groove, "batucada", embodiment, collective learning and decolonial pedagogies. Researcher, educator and performer, Chico has published didactic books in Projeto Guri (São Paulo, Brazil), has taught in State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and Conservatório de Música Popular de Itajaí. Frequently he gives masterclasses and Lectures in Brazil, Latin America and Europe.He acts in several music ensembles of João Pessoa, São Paulo, Campinas and Berlin as percussionist, composer and musical director, and has played in Cuba, Argentina, Austria, Germany, Croatia, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain, moving through different musical styles. Chico is artistic director and conductor of POP (popular orchestra). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)