The wait is over - our latest delivery from GOPE has just landed, and it’s packed with vibrant colors and an incredible selection of instruments. Spotlight on rebolos: 11" is the new go-to size in Rio.
Celebrate Brésil Volcanique's 20th anniversary Nov 27-30: music, dance, workshops, films & more – dive into Brazilian culture!
24.10.2024 AUFTAKT BERLIN : a networking event for the next generation of the music industry aged 18 to 25. Here, young musicians and creative minds come together to build valuable connections and launch new projects.
Leandro Barsotti, mestre of G.R.E.S. Estação Primeira de Lanus in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is back on tour in Europe and still has places available for Rio Samba fans! All levels, all instruments, workshops for complete baterias & individual classes to brush up your repertoire with a pro.
The Samba year 2024 is packed with great events, workshops and festivals! Check out our Samba event planner with a ton of great options across Europe, and there are already dates for 2025! This is a list of workshops, festivals and drumming holidays to Brazil that you can book.
Gabriel Lopes (Monobloco) has announced a second part of his Europe Tour in 2024 with 2 different workshops for Rio Samba bands - register now and learn from a total pro! All levels welcome, lots of input directly from Rio!
Hosting group Sandungueiros invite the European Samba Reggae scene every 2 years to their charming Samba Festival in the heart of Mallorca, nestled in the narrow streets of Lloseta, drumming like in Pelourinho!
Austria's Samba Festival! After great success in the last two years, the idyllic Hartberg in Eastern Styria and the Viennese samba school Baturim are once again inviting everyone to a 3-day festival: Workshops, shows, party for sambistas and Brazil fans!
50 years Ilê Aiyê! The oldest Bloco Afro from Salvador da Bahia has been celebrating the culture and rhythms of the Afro-Brazilian diaspora for this long. The Cortejo Baiano from Berlin warmly invites you to a dance and percussion workshop with this year's Deusa do Ebano by Ilê Aiyê - Larissa Valeria.
23.-29.6.2024 With their this year's theme "Diaspora Africaine", the Parisians live to the rhythm of culture, colours and community life. Come join the flagship event of the association Couleurs Brazil, located in the heart of the 20th district of Paris.
Samba carnival in Finland? You read that right! And a big one at that: from 3-9 June 2024, Finland's capital will be celebrating its city carnival with 40,000 spectators, participants, musicians and sambistas.
July 12-14th 2024 - Summer has arrived at last and we're in a fabulous festival mood! Are you too? Come and visit us at our festival stall filled with samba drums and accessories at the Coburg Samba Festival - we look forward to seeing you! Play Samba - Be Happy.
The first solidarity samba percussion festival for people with intellectual disabilities invites you to a musical get-together in the Parque de O'Donnell in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, on 1 June 2024. Workshops, DJs, raffles and a great family programme await you!
The Samba festival DLSDLE is happening again this year in Maromme La Maine - Normandie in France. 2 days of workshops, concerts, batucadas, dance and children's programmes. The organisers, Agogô Percussions, are excited to welcome all samba fans - register now!
They're back! Family-pizza-sized XL pandeiros! Or have they never actually disappeared? Discover the fascination of large pandeiros in 11", 12", 13" and even 14"! XL pandeiros are not an unusual sight in Brazil, adding a touch of oldschool and a lot of effect to any great show.
Our spring deals are online! Brasil Percussion with big discounts - Samba Drums & Accessories, bargains for sambistas across all styles from Samba Reggae to Rio Samba, Pagode, Forró etc.
17.-23.6.2024 - If you have fallen in love with the Brazilian music tradition "Choro" (or "Chorinho"), we know this much: you have really good taste. The Choro Camp in New England invites all Choro enthusiasts to an intensive multi-day workshop-encontro in New England (USA).
Samba Reggae Surdo players - news for you! The Axé Light line from Izzo delivers a lightweight, compact sound experience, with a shell height of only 40cm. Perfect for sambistas who like authentic short, dry Bahia-style sound!
The celebration of the sea goddess Yemanjá is celebrated every year on February 2nd by thousands of people with much affection and worship. Offerings are made to her through the sea and Candomlé ensembles play ritual rhythms on the beaches of Salvador in her honour.
Gabriel Lopes' must-have book for all samba ritmistas - everything you need to know about instruments, groove, how a Samba bateria is set up and the parts of a Samba de enredo resp. the bateria's role in each one. We dare say - the perfect gift for Rio sambistas!
Handmade in a small workshop in the hinterland of Pernambuco. Biano Pajeú's Autumn 2023 collection of beautiful shekerés coming in soon, light macrame nets, pyrographic designs and funky colours - unique pieces with a great sound.
10-12.11.2023 The still very young Samba School in Munich Praias do Isar is already fully involved in Europe's Samba scene. For their 1-year anniversary, they warmly invite the Samba community not only to party with them, but also to join them for percussion and dance workshops.
Large pandeiros are a common sight in Brazil, adding loads of rhythm to any band. But have you ever wondered why the standard size outside Brazil is the much smaller 10 inch pandeiro? Time to explore the magic of larger pandeiros in 11", 12", 13" and 14"!
Trendy & oldschool: XL Pandeiros are experiencing a revival! Dazzling colours and designs, all kinds of unique pieces, utlra-light synthetic pandeiros in XL sizes from 11" to 13"! BlackTin is bringing large-sized pandeiros back to the Samba world!
Your Samba Summer is not over yet! Summer and autumn festivals across Europe! If you missed the Sambanale, the Coburg Samba Festival, the MegaSamba and the Brasil Fest in Brno, you'll have plenty of opportunities to party at some awesome Samba events in the coming weeks!
Leandro Barsotti, Mestre of the G.R.E.S. Estação Primeira de Lanus in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is coming over for a Workshop Tour in Europe. For fans of Rio Style Samba - book now!
8.-17.1.2024 In Bahia, the bay of all saints, everything flows together musically speaking. Join us on an extraordinary workshop trip in a small group where you will gain a deep insight not only into music and rhythms, but also have a first-hand experience of the Brazilian culture.
A musical and cultural journey to the northeast of Brazil for all fans of Afro Beats and Samba Reggae! All interested Brazilian percussionists are invited to join this Bahia Connection event for two or even three weeks in the wonderful pre-carnival buzz.
3-6.8.2023 The Latin music festival with loads of Brasil beats, shows and workshops in Brno in the Czech Republic invites you to a 4-day experience: 4 stages on the main festival day, music, dance, good food, shows, workshops, absolute samba summer!
For the 19th time, the Samba community in Nijmegen invites you to its Samba Festival with a fabulous programme and international guests - a workshop weekend to party & play samba with groups and well-known mestres from Europe. Meet old friends and make new ones, samba non-stop & good vibes!
11-13.8. After last year's great success, the Escola de Samba Baturim from Vienna and the quaint town of Hartberg in Eastern Styria invite you again to a 3-day festival at an extrordinary location offering workshops for Samba Reggae, Samba Batucada & Dance.
14.-16.7.2023 Wow - after a really long break we are finally back in Coburg. This year we will have a compact booth and lots of equipment for sambistas and fans of Brazilian percussion. We are really looking forward to seeing you all and do some catching up - see you soon!
25.6.-1.7.2023 With their this year's theme "Climate Emergency and Biodiversity", the Parisians live to the rhythm of culture, colours and community life. Come join the flagship event of the association Couleurs Brazil, located in the heart of the 20th district of Paris.