KALANGO AT THE +KSAMBA FESTIVAL MALLORCA
Ready for the island? On July 1st/2nd 2016, Lloseta - a small town in Mallorca - turns into a Samba capital. The Samba Reggae formation Sandungueros from the pretty village invited you to great workshops e.g. with Marivaldo Paim (Ilê Ayê).
NANÁ VASCONCELOS - OBITUARY
The world of Brazilian percussion music has lost a dear and brilliant musician - Naná Vasconcelos died on March 9th leaving a big gap.
CAPOEIRA GUIDE
Das hat's noch nicht gegeben: Als erstem nicht-Brasilianer weltweit wurde Michael Vas (Mestre Cigano) der Titel als Capoeira-Meister verliehen. Sein wunderbares Buch ist gerade erschienen - ein Muss für Capoeiristas!
PRIMITIVO 2016 EL DESPERTAR DE LOS TAMBORES
16th of April 2016: legendary ethnic percussion festival in Alicante on the Mediterranean coast of Spain - Samba Reggae / Afro Samba fans this is for you! Workshop with Jair Rezende, hundreds of drummers, megabloco, fantastic night!
RABAN SAMBA FESTIVAL 2016
19.-22.5.2016 The 4. Raban Festival in Oborniki - Poland! A huge choice of Rio Samba pro-workshops with top mestres, section-action, pagodes, dance, forró - sambista programm at its best! Check out the details!
3. DEMANDA SAMBA TAMBOR FEST
11./12./13. march 2016 - Samba Reggae fans attention please: a tiny village in the rolling hills of northern Spain is stirring up its region - Demanda Samba invites you to their famous Támbor Fest in Pradoluengo! 3 days Samba action!
5. FESTIVAL CARABASSAMBA MALLORCA
1./2./3. April: Springbreak on a beautiful Mediterranean island! Come visit a 3-day Samba festival in Mallorca with bateria workshops for Rio Samba and Samba Reggae blocos, dance, pagode, sessions, party - a fantastic opener for 2016 festival season!
CARNIVAL 2016 VIDEOLOG EPISODES 21-23
The countdown to carnival and the very last rehearsals before the Samba schools present their big showdown on sambodromo's catwalk! Now the carnival may begin - Chris has sent us some last-minute footage bevor playing with Tijuca himself!
CARNIVAL 2016 VIDEO LOG EPISODES 1-20
Stuck in a snow storm? Can´t travel to Brazil this year? Cheer up - we've got the solution for you! Chris Quade Coute is over in Rio to play with Tijuca and recording carnival video live logs for us! Come join us and see what's going on in Rio's Samba sce
NOITE DOS TAMBORES SILENCIOSOS 2016
You are travelling to Olinda or Recife? The night of the silent drums is only one of the North-east Brazilian highlights. Precarnival is one of the best times to be in Brazil and it offers you plenty of opportunities to get to know music culture of many r
SAMBA WORKSHOP FOR YOUR BATERIA!
More swing and fun for your bateria: intensive professional Samba training for all levels with Chris Quade Couto and Serrinha Raiz - fun, efficient workshops with powerful instruction for all sections. Learn all about the tricks and techniques of Rio styl
IT'S ALL SAMBA 2016
2016 - we can already feel the energy of carnival, in our minds we're festival-hopping from one Samba event to another. Write us your event - Kalango publishes a blog article for you! Invite Samba friends from all over Europe - Samba is family!
ARTCELSIOR VIDEOS
Finally online - our great music vids we made in Artcelsior's factory in Rio! We had a great session with the lovely guys from Sambaí who kindly played a whole load of Samba instruments for our recordings!
A SHORT TRIP TO IVSOM IN RIO
A short trip to Ivson's instrument manufactory in Rio leaves us with itchy feet. The brand IVSOM is internationally known, German TV shows where the instruments come from and who actually invents and builds them!
NEW: FESTA DE TERREIRO BONGAR
Powerful, spiritual and captivating party music with its roots deep in the origins of Brazil's musical culture. Bongar from the north-east is intensively linked to the Terreiro of the Candomblés Nação Xamba.
CANDOMBLÉ: A ORCHESTRA DA NAÇÃO KETU
A unique an complex course about ritual Candomblé drumming. The DVD shows the Nação Ketu style, played in the highly esteemed Candomblé temple Ilê Oxumaré in Salvador. Detailed instructions for all instruments!
SAMBA REGGAE - AFRO SAMBA!
18.-20.3.2016 Swing is totally your thing? We'll train you for the perfect groove, 3 days long, on all instruments. Original Afro Samba / Samba Reggae by Ilê Aiyê and Olodum a.o. from the repertory of the European bloco Bahia Connection!
★ THE MARACATU NIGHT ★
27.11.2015 Tropical Diaspora presents another unforgettable night with the Maracatu All Stars Berlin! Live music, encontro de Maracatu and Dj sessions at the turntables promise a very fine north-east Brazilian night out in Berlin!
DUDU TUCCI PROGRAMME 2016
For 2016 Dudu Tucci has prepared a large and exciting programme for sambistas of all styles! The year starts with a trip to Salvador for percussionists and also stays colourful in the PAC Percussion Art Center in Berlin!
NEW** AGOGO 4 BELLS XL
Hand-welded agogo with 4 bells by Kalango!
Tuned to pretty intervals, each one hand crafted, rustical look - unique instruments with strong sound!
![[Unbenannt]](https://kalango.com/media/9b/e9/7a/1724402455/%5BUnbenannt%5D.jpg?ts=1724402455 "2nd FESTIVAL AJAHYO")
2nd FESTIVAL AJAHYO
28.+29.11.2015 The groove is on in Marseille!
Afro-Brazilian festival in Marseille with dance, percussion, concerts, workshops, jams, pagodes, party!
INSTRUMENTOS E RITMOS BRASILEIROS VOL.1
A great cross section through the diversity of Brazilian music styles and rhythms like Choro, Partido Alto, Baião, Xote, Maxixe, Frevo, Samba a.o. Lesson-DVD for beginners and intermediates or anyone wanting to try something new. Play-alongs and lesson bo
SAMBA REGGAE WITH MESTRE MEMEU
21./22.11.2015 On the occasion of the Dia da Consciência Negra, Casa Pelodum in Essen, Germany invites you to celebrate with them. They have prepared a lovely cultural programm and workshops including a masterclass by Mestre Memeu Nunes!
TAMBOR MINEIRO WITH MAURICIO TIZUMBA
31.10.2015 A rare opportunity for a workshop with Mauricio Tizumba from MInas Gerais: Tambor Mineiro is played on caixas de folia, on patangomes and with gungas, accompanied by dance and singing.