Iúri Oliveira

Born in 1989, Iúri Oliveira is a versatile percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, researcher, sound designer, and music producer. He studied at The Rhythm Studio (London School of Popular Music) and Drumdrumdrum (Netherlands), mentored by prominent figures such as Giovanni Hidalgo, Mariano Tiki Cantero, Marcelo Woloski, Roël Calister, and Jarrod Cagwin, among others. He collaborates with international names and projects such as The Cinematic Orchestra, Django Bates, Angelique Kidjo, and Julián Argüelles. In the Lusophone world, he has worked with Sara Tavares, Bonga, Dino d'Santiago, Nancy Vieira, Paulo Flores, Fogo Fogo, Lura, Mayra Andrade. In the jazz scene, he has collaborated with the orchestras of Estela Alexandre Orchestra , GUME, Gisela Mabel, and @André Júlio Turquesa, among others. He is also a member of Eduardo Cardinho group, which won the Play Award for Best Jazz Album with the record Not far from paradise. In 2019, he performed with Madonna at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In January 2025, he released his first leading album, Manifesto—a solo percussion record (recorded at Musibéria, in Serpa, and released by Respirar de Ouvido). Regarding this album, Kevin Le Gendre wrote for Jazzwise "Manifesto is indeed a statement of artistic intent, but Oliveira’s ambitious, wide-ranging music also turns a revelatory spotlight on Afro-Portugese culture."