David Chong is the lead vocalist and founder of Tatu Rei. David grew up in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. David's musical experience includes being one of the main soloists with the Brazilian vocal ensemble Borboleta and has performed and recorded with guitarist Doug de Vries.
Neda Rahmani plays percussion for Tatu Rei. Neda a fulltime musician has completed a Bachelor of Arts in Performing Studies at Victoria University. Neda plays in a range recording and touring acts Tumbarumba, The Red Eyes, Bomba and Diaffrix. Neda's foray into various musical styles and her extensive performance experience over the past decade has culminated in a highly original sound ripe to enthuse audiences. Incorporating elements of electro, roots, hip hop and Latin, Neda's eclectic music style also reveals her love affair with Brazil.
Nick Carver plays double bass for Tatu Rei. Nick loves grabbing Tatu Rei's bottom and giving it a damn good squeeze, whether it be on the bass or the surdo. Often because of his love for the band and Brazilian music, Nick forgets where he is or how he got there and just lives in the pocket. Nick has played with many well known artists, but likes to drop phat funky bass lines and not names! Peace!
Nathan Slater plays guitar with Tatu Rei. In 2004, Nathan began his Bachelor of Music Performance at the Victorian College of the Arts. Whilst at the VCA, he received numerous awards including the Athenaeum award and the Professors Award. With virtuosic guitar technique and an amazing repertoire of original music, Nathan has a musical maturity well beyond his years.
He has studied with some of the finest guitarists in Australia including, Geoff Hughes, Stephen Magnusson, Doug De Vries and Richard Tedesco. He has also performed with a range of groups including the Gian Slater Band, String Theory, Kate Vigo Quartet, FGHR (featuring Leonard Gregorian), and Andy Sugg Quintet.
Greg Lavell plays piano and piano-accordion in Tatu Rei. He completed his Bachelor of Contemporary Music at Southern Cross University in 2003. He studied as a Jazz pianist but has diversified into many styles. He has performed in many groups, playing in the Blues-Hip Hop band Blue King Brown, the Trance-Jazz outfit Morph, his own jazz-funk project, The Ground, and more recently with electronica group White Minus Red and Gypsy-Folk band Kazband.
Mark Grunden plays drum kit and percussion with Tat Rei. Mark started playing music with his father at the age of 7. His passion for Brazilian music came when he saw street kids from Braz performing with so little yet so much talent, style and passion.
Mark performs with a number of groups including Bad Boys Batucada, Tumbarumba and M.D of O'Ziriguidum escola de Samba.
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