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Luis Ribeiro Multipercussionist Luis Ribeiro was born in São Paulo, Brazil. In the early 90’s he came to Europe to study drum set at the Vienna University for Music and Art. Ribeiro worked with big names from the local and international music scene like J. Zawadski featuring Bob Berg, Erick Marienthal, Bill Evans, Frank Gambale and Dean Brown; he worked as well with the Vienna Art Orchestra & Ray Anderson, Bennie Maupin & John B. Williams, Ricky Martin, Gloria Gaynor, DJ Tom Novy, Gstone, Dancing Stars - Austria, Sandra Pires, Count Basic, Timna Brauer, etc. was on tour throught Europe, South America & Africa. Robert Riegler Bassist Born 1963, in Styria (A), studied in Graz, 1986 he moved to Vienna. As a part of his long colladoration with the trumpet player Bumi Fian, he composed the music to Bumis great album „Fian“. He also started to work with Werner Pirchner and Hari Pepl. He founded the Bob R Band and experimented a lot with his own songs. He concentrated intensively on the music of Bach and recorded 1997 the album „anima“. In the same year he joined the Vienna Art Orchestra and founded the band „bass doublings“ together with the falcobassist Werner Feldgrill. In this days he leads seminars at the TLK Innsbruck (A) and VMI-Vienna. In Oct. 2005 he was finalist at the international Solobass competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Due his range of capabilities, he has trouble making up his mind, wether to persue the lifestyle of musician, writer, basscoach or energetic colour balance trainer. As electric-bass sideman he played a.o. with: Don Alias, Victor Lewis, Billy Jenkins, David Gilmore, Andy Sheppard, H. Pepl, Michel Portal, J.Heredia, W. Puschnig, Bobby Previte, A. Mangelsdorff, H. Stojka, W. Muthspiel, Werner Pirchner, Ludwig Streicher, Roland Kovac, Kelvyn Bell, Joseph Bowie, Ursula Dudziak, Cindy Blackman uva. Engel Mayr Guitar Born 1984 in Scheibbs/AustriaRaised in Scheibbs and Sölling Studied Jazz Guitar with Marcus Ratka, Edi Koehldorfer and Peter Legat Living/playing/being around in Vienna Wickerl Adam und HALLUCINATION COMPANY, TEXTA (gstanzl stream 2010), Carmen Rizzo (Alanis Morisette, Seal, Coldplay), Daniel Küblböck Jazzband (Deutschland sucht den Superstar), Musical Westside Story (Schlossfestspiele Regensburg), Camp Rock Musical (Stadthalle Wien), Buehne Baden (Stadttheater), Hansi Lang, Andy Baum, GuGabriel & the nomads of the universe, RUSSKAJA, Besouro Preto, Engel Mayr’s Defjazz, ¼ Most Bert und Engel, Tini Kainrath, BASTARD PEELS, Kris Jefferson, Melinda Stoika, Hubert Tubbs (Tower of Power), Jazzwerkstatt Wien, Supermax, Big John Whitfield, Roland Jäger, Johanna Wokalek (Burgtheater Wien), Serge Gainsbourg Projekt (Schauspielhaus Wien, Akademietheater, Kasino Burgtheater, Prinz Regenten Theater München,…), Paolo Conte Abend (Kasino Burgtheater), Sophia i, Agnes Milewski and others... Moses Afanyi Percussionist He is a respected performing and recording artist, a member of National Association of Drumologist and Living Soul Drum Clinics, co-founder in Europe of african music and percussion groups, such as Drum-up, Tam-Tam de Afrique, Sakayonsa an Ozimba Group. Moses teaches all over the world, as well as playing with several bands and traditional African and Latin groups, such as Africa for Africa, Light Bearers, Living soul, Kayana culture group. Roots man band, Voice, Sambrazil, Dirt, Lele Giha band, One Soul, Jayasri, Deep Energy. He participates in traditional performances and workshops for African and other ethic dancers. Moses was a co-producer of the albums and CD Africa for Africa, (Ethopia), Maama-Taata Anzaala (Sakayonsa), Dance Human his solo CD. His many recordings, concerts and clinics have gained a wide audience for his unique talents as a performer, composer and educator. At the moment he is a percussion- and drum coordinator for many dancing institutes and also Music coordinator for Bob Curtis Afro Contemporary Dance Company. Fagner Wesley Keyboards and Melodica