Urbano Oliveira is a pioneer and an active, enthusiastic advocate of Recreational Music Making and drums dircles in Portugal and Spain.
As a professional Drum Circle Facilitator, speaker, musician and teacher, he has extensive experience with young people, adults, in schools, universities and corporations.
Urbano has received training from Arthur Hull and Village Music Circles at their "Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop" and has also completed the Health Rhythm trainings taught by Barry Bittman, MD and Christine Stevens, MA, MSW, MT-BC.
Since signing with Remo®, Inc.Urbano has facilitated rhythm based events throughout the Portugal and Spain for Portuguese and Spanish television, conferences and meetings, I Festival de Grups de Percussió del Conservatori Professional de Música i Dansa de Palma de Mallorca, IV Congresso Nacional de Arte-Terapia, Roche, ROVERWAY 2003, BP, Merck, Volvo, Tecnifar, Swatch, Novartis, among others
Urbano Oliveira is also the author of the drumming instructional video "Percussão para Todos" and the CD entitled "People n'Drums"