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Bryant Evangelista
Evangelista, Bryant


School Function: Bateria, Mestre-Sala
Bateria Instruments: Agogo, Caixa, Chucalho, Repinique, Surdo 1st, Surdo 2nd, Surdo 3rd, Timbao


Biography

Bryant has a degree in world music and is an very talented percussionist.  He plays in many different bands and plays both the steel drums and Brazilian percussion.  He is a former member of the group Badaue and also dances samba.  He is probably the most famous and best trained Mestre Sala ("Ballroom Master") that SambaLa has had training in Brazil and dancing in the sambadrome in Rio as a Mestre-Sala.  He also makes and tunes his own steel drums, selling them to customers.