André Hernandes (Zaza)

André “Zaza” Hernandes (São Paulo, November 18, 1970) is a Brazilian guitarist, best known for his work with Andre Matos‘ solo band.

He was considered by the site “Heavy Metal Brasil” one of the 30 best guitarists in the country.

He currently lives in Lisbon, Portugal, plays in the band Capella and dedicates himself to teaching guitar (he has taught several guitarists active in the market, such as Rafael Bittencourt and Hugo Mariutti). As a studio musician he recorded guitars and acoustic guitars for studios in São Paulo (mainly publicity audio) and played in bands: Radiofonics (Pop/rock cover), Latin Lovers (Latin music cover), Sunsarah (own song) in addition to André’s solo band Matos, where he stayed between 2006 and 2015. In 2005 he released his first solo work, in a self-titled instrumental single with 3 songs: “Serra” (Sierra), “Parece o Sol” (Looks Like the Sun) and “Linha D'Água” (Line of Water).