Originally from Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, Christiano Galvao is one of the most in-demand drummers in Rio. Since 1990, he has been playing, touring and recording with major Brazilian artists such as Simone, Ivan Lins, Zalia Duncan, Jorge Vercillo, Marina Lima, Jorge Ben Jor, Lenine, Celso Blues Boy among others. He has one solo album released called 1+1 (2006). Christiano is the author the books Creative Brazilian Drumming (Hal Leonard, 2010) and Brazilian Groove Play-Along (2017). He has performed clinics and master classes throughout Brazil and in the US. As solo artist he performed at PASIC 2017.
