Currently Living in Salvador, Tamima is the music director, drummer and percussionist of ‘Itapuã Beat’ as well as the creator and director of the ‘Itapuã Tambourine Orchestra’ (Orquestra de Pandeiros Itapuã), which is funded by the Project Conexão Vivo through the Brazilian Arts Consul.

 

Her music career includes works with Brazilian top artists such as Cassia Eller, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Elza Soares, Tom Zé, Ana Carolina, Naná Vasconcelos, Nando Reis, the Rapper Xis, Naçao Zumbi, Riachão, Dona Ivone Lara, Carlinhos Brown, Baby Brazil, Virginia Rodrigues, Lucas Santana, Marcia Castro, among others.

 

Latest Solo and Collaboration Projects

 

. Música Experiência - SESC Pinheiros (Sao Paulo)- 4 workshops on Sundays in January 2015;

. Performance in collaboration with the Coral USP  (The University of Sao Paulo Choir December, 2014;

. Culture Week - School SESC Nazareth (19 workshops and one presentation "The tambourine and its creative universe" for children.

. Percpan Festival –Performance in collaboration with the Obirin Orchestra, with the African singer Sayon Bamba. Special guests: Margarete Meneses, Didá and Monica Mile (Salvador - 2014);

. SESC Music Shows  - Recording live with the Itapuã Beat, for a CD compilation album (Salvador - 2014);

. SESC Music Shows – Music Conversation: music education workshops focusing on tambourine for school children of SESC Nazareth (Salvador - 2013);

. Tambourine workshops - USP (SP - 2013);

. Fecomércio Tambourine workshops - (SP - 2013);

. Performance in collaboration with the Fecomércio Choir - SP - 2013;

. Itapuã Tambourines Orchestra (sponsored by the Government) (2012/2013

 

. The Brazilian Tambourine and its techniques – A SESI project directed to 9 cities of the Sao Paulo state: Sertaozinho, Matão, Jundiaí, Votorantim, Cruise, Taubaté, Macaws, Mogi Guaçu, Ourinhos, Tatuí (2012/2013);

 

. Tambourine workshop for poor communities of Lobato, Calabar, Mata Escura and Itapuã (Baixa da Soronha, Alto do Macaco, Alto do Coqueirinho, Dezessete, Baixa da Gia, Baixa do Dendê, Nova Brasilia) - 2011/2013;

 

. Tambourine workshop for victims of domestic violence - Lobato (Salvador 2012);

. Tambourines workshop for Mata Escura community (Salvador 2012); .

 

. MiscigenaSom: Moreno Veloso, Tamima, Xis (Carnival Popcorn 2012 - electric trio Osmar circuit Salvador);

 

 

. OIRT (SP - 2010/2012);

 

. Workshop - The Brazilian Tambourine and its Technicalities (RE - 2009);

 

.Camaçari Culture  Week  - tambourine workshop and luthiery for children (2007);

 

. Cia LTDA (SP - 2003 - 2006) Creator of Marcos Matias percussionist Zombie Nation.;

 

. Percpan show with Pegapacapá band, with Cassia Eller (SP, SSA);

 

. This World is a Tambourine: Tamima Barsil and Antonio da Annunciação SSA - 1995

. Set of Cretins (group esperimentais instruments Smetak - SSA 1995);

 

. Band Crac! (SSA - 1993 to 1996); . Folk Art (SSA - 1994);

In all these places the aim of the musician and luthier was always awaken in young lacking the enhancement of self-esteem, their role as a community change agent through decent work and its social consciousness. In Itapuã community is a work in force in regard to playing tambourine.