Vera Figueredo

Vera Figueredo

Brazilian superstar drummer Vera Figueiredo is a veteran performer with an extensive touring history and more than 40 years as a professional performer under her belt. She’s an experienced songwriter who also pays homage to more traditional Brazilian composers through her “Brasileira” trio project. Always an ambassador for her country and its music, Vera has given clinics and masterclasses around the world, focusing on sharing the great traditions and variety of rhythms Brazil has to offer.

 Vera is a passionate educator: in 1990 she founded the IBVF - Instituto de Bateria Vera Figueiredo, a drumming school in São Paulo which is still going strong almost 30 years later. Author of the popular ‘Vera Cruz Island’ book on Brazilian drumming, Vera is passionate about sharing her knowledge and love of music and Brazilian culture with fellow drummers and musicians around the world.

Vera is currently working on a new album with a star-studded cast, as well as a number of projects celebrating great Brazilian composers.

 Having performed at AUDW in 2003, Vera returns this year to perform a brilliant mix of music and Brazilian culture in concert at 2:15pm on Sunday 26^th August.