Armando Marçal
| Armando Marçal | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Armando de Souza Marçal |
| Also known as | Marçalzinho |
| Born |
17 December 1956 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Brazilian jazz, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Percussion |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Associated acts | Pat Metheny Group |
Armando de Souza Marçal, better known as Marçalzinho (born 17 December 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian percussionist.
Marçal started in music at 14. As the son of Mestre Marçal (1930-1994) who operated the largest Brazilian samba school GRES Portela from 1978 to 1986, while his grandfather Armando Marçal was a famous samba composer and formed a famous samba duo together with Alcebíades Bide Barcelos.
In United States Marcal worked with artists such as Pat Metheny, Paul Simon, and Don Cherry. In Brazil he worked alongside big names in Brazilian popular music, such as Gal Costa, Jorge Ben Jor, Veloso, John Bosco, Djavan, Vanessa da Mata, Chico Buarque, 'Blitz', Ivan Lins and Elis Regina. He was introduced to percussion in Paralamas do Sucesso and was also a member of the band 'Lulu'.
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