Andi Pupato

was born in Zurich on 11. November 1971

He began his musical education as a child, first at the Zurich Music School, then by various teachers around Zurich.

Soon he started to play drumset in local music groups. Around 1989 he began to take percussion-lessons in Zurich.

1991 he went to Cuba and studied at the "Escuela de superación profesional de musica Ignacio Cervantes" in Havana.

With the Band "Jick the Rapper" he won the first prize at the "Züri-Band ´91" contest in Zurich.

1993 he studied with the famous cuban timbales and conga player José Luis "Changuito" Quintana.

1994 he went to Senegal and played and studied traditional african percussion´s in the band "Dougou-Fana" of the senegalese masterdrummer "Kounta".

From there on he started to play in various swiss and international groups and on movie-soundtracks, live and studio-project´s, tours and recording-sessions as percussionist, drummer, producer and sound-engineer.

 

Andi Pupato performed with the following Artists:

Andreas Vollenweider Live since 2001 Live & Studio

Nik Bärtsch‘s RONIN Live & Studio

The Alpinistos (CH) Live: Polo Hofer, Hanery Amman, Hank Shizzoe, Michel Poffet

GOTTHARD Live: "defrosted"

Studio: OPEN, Homerun

Hanery Amman (CH) Live

Billy Cobham Live

Hans Feigenwinter (CH) Live & Studio

Don Li Live & Live Recording

DJ Minus 8 Live & Studio

Christmas Session Live 2002 & 2003

Chico & the Gipsys (Ex-Gipsy  Kings) Live & Studio

Mich Gerber (CH) Live

Max Lässer (CH) Live & Studio

David Lindley Live

Abdullah Ibrahim Live 2001

Jon Otis (USA) Live & Studio

Bill Summers (USA) Live

Corin Curschellas (CH) Live & Studio

Mario Pacchioli (CH) Live

Bidinte (Guinea) Live

Nina Corti (CH/SP) Live & Studio

The Other Side (USA) Live & Studio

DJ Bobo Live (Christmas-Session)

Malanga Son (Cuba) Live

King Kora Studio

Phil Collins (TV-SHOW)

Grand Mothers Funk (CH) Live & Studio

Michael Koschorrek (D) Live

Phil Collins TV-Show

Florian Ast (CH) Live & Studio

Flaco Jimenez Studio on Polo Hofer Album

Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd) Studio on Polo Hofer Album

Polo Hofer (CH, Platinum) Studio

Tony Remy (Galliano, GB) Live

José Luis Montón (SP) Live & Studio

Alex Piedra Studio

Belén Maya (SP) Live

Samira Mall Open Sky (CH) Live & Studio

Swiss National Steel Orchestra (CH) Live

Sina (CH) Studio on Polo Hofer Album

Kisha (CH) Studio on Polo Hofer Album

Willy deVille (USA) Studio on Polo Hofer Album

Tony Martinez (Cuba) Studio

Moudi Cabalou (Zaire) Live & Studio

Eric Steen Flamenco Fusion (SE) Live

Michael von der Heide (CH) Live & Studio

Marc Sway (Live Unplugged)

Adi Stern (Live Unplugged)

Testtube

Bergitta Victor

Anet Zemp

Kaspar Rast

Björn Meyer

Nik Bärtsch

Sha

Walter Keiser

Peter Keiser

Daniel Küffer

Michi Dolmetsch

Ueli Bleuler

Simi Ryf

John Woolof

Ivan Rougny

Mats Eser

Urs Wiesendanger

Christof Stiefel

Jaskaran Singh

Slädu

Michael Chylewsky

Sha

...

Movie-Soundtracks:

from Niki Reiser

"Keiner liebt mich"

Doris Dörrie (D)

"Das Trio"

with "Vaya Con Dios"

"Gripsholm"

X.Koller, Music: Oliver Truan, David Klein

Jasmin Tabatabai

"Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer"

"Väter"

"Nirgendwo in Afrika"

"Die Weisse Massai"

and more...

Andi Pupato plays various world percussions like:

Cajon, Congas, Udu, Djembe, Darabouka, Framedrums, Waterdrums, Timbales, Bata, Trap-Drums, Bongos, Bougarabou, Shakers, Gongs, Cymbals, Sounds, Spheres, Samples, Small-Percussions, Waterharp, Zendrum, Skin-Udu....

He plays all styles like Pop-, Rock-, Flamenco-, Salsa-, Latin-, Jazz-,Funk-, R&B, Folk-, Acoustic-, Free-, Improvisation-Music

Andi plays Schlagwerk Cajon, Udus and Paiste Cymbals + Gongs and Pearl Percussion & Drums

Thanks to:



 

As Sound-Engineer (Mix/Mastering) for:

Tonus-Music-Records

Tonus-Music-Labor Research Result 1&2

Mik Keusen - Blau

Nik Bärtsch‘s Ronin - Rea

Nik Bärtsch‘s Mobile - Aer

Kaspar Rast - Part 52

Nik Bärtsch‘s Ronin - Randori

Sha‘s Banryu

Tré - Karpfen in Willhelmsdorf

Harald Haerter - Cosmic

Harald Haerter - CatScan

Harald Haerter - CatScan II