Gabriel Lopes Europe Tour 2025
Gabriel Lopes is back on tour in Europe - 25.4.-8.6.2025
Gabriel Lopes is returning to Europe in 2025 with two dynamic workshops – sign up now and bring fresh beats straight from Rio into your playing. All levels are welcome!
Who wouldn’t want to groove to authentic Samba, master the coolest breaks, and sound like they’re stepping right into the passarela? This is a rare chance to learn from a true Samba expert. Gabriel Lopes, musician, teacher, and dedicated researcher of Samba school baterias, is the author of As Bossas do Mestre Maurão and Mestre Dudu’s As Paradinhas da Não Existe Mais Quente.
From late April to early June, he will be touring Europe, offering two tried-and-tested workshops packed with new content. His latest book, Fundamentals of a Samba School Bateria, received incredible feedback, and Kalango is proud to support this workshop tour. Don’t miss it!
Gabriel will bring tons of fantastic samba knowledge to help take your group’s performance to the next level and give you the latest insights into what’s happening in Rio’s Samba scene. He offers two distinct workshops, adapting them to each group’s skill level.
Workshop 1: Traditional Rio Samba
- Essential samba patterns
- Instrument techniques
- The role of each instrument
- Different bateria styles
- Key elements of arrangements
- Classic and modern breaks
- Differences between blocos and samba school baterias
- Instrument techniques
- Groove variations (Funk, Coco, Maracatu, Maculelê, and more)
- Arrangement ideas you can apply to your own group
Check out his website: Sambabeats
Instagram: @gbr.lopes
If you haven’t met Gabriel yet in person, take a look at the video below, where he introduces himself, his workshops, and his upcoming European tour. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn directly from a top-level sambista! Bring your whole group or Samba school and ask all the questions you’ve ever had about Samba, baterias, carnival, and Rio!
