Bruno César Bezerra (born December 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Bruno Graveto, is a Brazilian drummer popular for his work with bands

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and Strike.

Biography

Bruno César Bezerra was born in

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on December 8, 1982. He learned how to play the drums when he was 12 years old, and began playing in his first amateur bands around that time; through one of those, Fusion, he met his future

bandmate

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. By the time he was invited to join Charlie Brown Jr. in 2008, replacing André Pinguim as drummer, he had previously played with bands and artists such as Luccas Trevisani, Pipeline and O Surto. Graveto took part on the recording of the albums ''

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'' (which awarded the band its second

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) and '' La Familia 013'', their final release due to the death of vocalist

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. For his work with Charlie Brown Jr., Graveto was nominated for a

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, in the "Best Instrumentalist" category, in 2011. Soon afterwards, he and remaining Charlie Brown Jr. members

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, Marcão and

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teamed up with Lena Papini to form

, described as a "

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" to Charlie Brown Jr.; they released a single, "

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", in August, before splitting up as well due to the suicide of Champignon one month later. In 2014, the former members of A Banca reformed as

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, but Graveto's stay with them was brief; at the time he had other commitments with pop rock band Strike, of which he was a part since 2013. Alongside Marcão and Lena Papini, Graveto also played for D'Chapas. Graveto left Strike in 2019, and around the same time formed the band Cali alongside former Tihuana vocalist Egypcio,

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percussionist Fouad Khayat and Leo Rota.

Discography

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* (2009) ''

'' * (2012) '' Música Popular Caiçara'' * (2013) '' La Familia 013'' * (2021) '' Chegou Quem Faltava''

Strike

* (2015) ''Collab''

References

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