Gustavo Lobão

Gustavo Lobão is a percussionist born in Brazil and currently based in Galway, Ireland.

Gustavo is the musical director of SambaWave, a member of The Bash Brothers and of Rílness and also collaborates regularly with various artists in the West of Ireland both in performance and hosting sessions. He is also a passionate music teacher with more than ten years of experience, from one-to-one students to workshops and masterclasses.

Having started early with classical training, Gustavo has worked across many different genres such as pop, rock, afro-cuban, jazz and Portuguese Music, but specialises in Irish Traditional Music and several genres of Brazilian Music. He holds a BA in Percussion – Popular Music (UNICAMP) and has studied Choral and Orchestral Conducting (UNESP) and Irish Music (University of Limerick).

He is one of the editors of O Pint Diário, a digital magazine for Portuguese speakers which promotes Irish Traditional Music for a Brazilian audience. He is a co-founder and member of the groups Oran and Nau Vera Cruz, as well as featuring with SASPD and Kevrenn Alré, having performed between Brazil, Germany, Brittany, Portugal and across all Ireland.