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 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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
Hand-welded agogo with 4 bells by Kalango!
Tuned to pretty intervals, each one hand crafted, rustical look - unique instruments with strong sound!
Tuned to pretty intervals, each one hand crafted, rustical look - unique instruments with strong sound!
28.+29.11.2015 The groove is on in Marseille!
Afro-Brazilian festival in Marseille with dance, percussion, concerts, workshops, jams, pagodes, party!
Afro-Brazilian festival in Marseille with dance, percussion, concerts, workshops, jams, pagodes, party!
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 booklet!
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!
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.
Nov/Dec: Great autumn- / winter workshops with Dudu Tucci!:
2.-4.Oktober: Ritual drumming: Candomblé and Umbanda; 6.-8. November: Pandeiro: Intensiv course with the little allrounder; 2.-6. Dezember: Bateria total! Sambafieber: technique, new grooves, solo parts
2.-4.Oktober: Ritual drumming: Candomblé and Umbanda; 6.-8. November: Pandeiro: Intensiv course with the little allrounder; 2.-6. Dezember: Bateria total! Sambafieber: technique, new grooves, solo parts
9.-11.10.2015 Afrobrasil festival for all fans of Afro-Brazilian percussion, dance and culture! Madrid invites you to percussion workshops with Mario Bomba, dance workshops with Lizandra Duarte (Malê) and the big show of the blocos!
23.-25.10.2015 Berlin invites you to the 1. Samba Berlin meeting for dance-aficionados. If you love dancing Brazilian styles and are up for some great several-day workshops to learn or improve Samba de Gafiera and Samba no Pé, then this might be fun for you!
24.-27.9.2015 20 years anniversary for the Sambasyndrom in Berlin! Workshops for all ages and levels, percussion from all over Brazil, dance, kids and family programm, beginners, intermediate, master class - come and join for a 4 day Samba marathon! The Kalango festival booth is also in!
28./29./30.8.2015 Come and join the Atarrabia Burrunban festival in Villava, Spain! Relaxed atmosphere, an encontro for batucadas of Samba Reggae and a great oportunity to say farewell to the summer, learn some new stuff in workshops, meet nice sambistas, parties and life concerts in the evenings...
From the 23.-29.8.2015, the Austrian Percussion Camp will take place right on the shore of beatiful Ossiacher lake in Carinthia, Austria. Allrounder & ethno percussion for all ages and levels! From the 25th on the Teacher Days guarantee top class courses for all percussion freaks!
14.-16.8.2015 Dani Brazila (Days of Brazil) - Samba carnival and festival in Novi Sad, Serbia! Come and join in for advanced Samba workshops with wellknown sambistas and mestres, party with us and spend a fantastic time with the Samba family of Serbia!
SAMBA REGGAE IN BARCELONA - SPAIN! 25.-26.7.2015 Alex Rosa (Ilê Ayê) and Barcelona´s Afro Samba community invites you to their beautiful city and international percussion, dance and Brazilian culture festival!: Afro Brasil, Samba Reggae, Maracatu, Brazilian beats - 11 workshops, 5 mestres, concerts, parade, parties..
25.-29.6.2015 A greek island in the Aegean Sea - a Samba dream and and a deep dip into Afro-Brazilian Music & Culture. 5 days, 16 hours non-stop percussion and dance workshops, live shows, BBQs and the magical beach of Santa Maria on Paros island, Greece.
23.-26-7-2015 The Mega-Samba event in Portugal! What could be more beautiful than playing Samba on a beach in the sun with friends? Right - also having a caipirinha in your hand! Great programm & workshops - Sesimbra invites you to Samba, beach, sun, seaside, party!
10.-12.7.2015 This year we have quite some special surprises for you in our luggage: new Samba percussion stuff fresh from Brazil, extra exhibition area and a larger booth full of Samba drums and Brazilian instruments and accessories! Looking forward to seeing you there!
We print your band logo in top-quality, individually and according to your own design on P3 IZZO Samba heads! 6" tamborim heads or 24" surdo heads - brilliant, photorealistic prints for all sizes, no rub-off, cool transfer prints for your Samba band - authentically Brazilian!
Sambatrend & News from Rio for caixa players! Brandnew invention by IVSOM - a caixa with 6 strings on the batter head and 6 more on the inside of the resonance head - extra dry and massive sound for Rio style Samba!
Percussion first! 1 week - 4 continents - 7 instructors:
For beginners, semis and professionals who want to learn more about international styles in a very divers program! Percussion is the spice of any music ensemble, here you can visit 2 intensive workshops and experiment lots of different drums and rhythminstruments!
For beginners, semis and professionals who want to learn more about international styles in a very divers program! Percussion is the spice of any music ensemble, here you can visit 2 intensive workshops and experiment lots of different drums and rhythminstruments!
Another new Samba highlight: 29.-31.5.2015 Sorrir por favor! invite the European Samba scene to their Dragon Samba Meeting in Kraków, Poland. Spend a fantastic weekend with Samba friends in Krakóv, play, party, train your skills in Workshops and simply enjoy being part of the European Samba family!
5.-7.6.2015 Scandinavian Samba! G.R.E.S. Unidos de Oslo from Norway invite all Samba friends to their carnival to play Samba and celebrate solidarity and diversisty, and - to give Oslo its carnival back! Come and join for a whole weekend of music, Samba, dance, shows and the big street parade!
Ready for holidays on an island? On the 26th / 27th of June 2015 Lloseta in Mallorca will turn it´s little town into a big Samba party! The band Sandungueros invites sambistas to join them for workshops a.o. with Marivaldo Paim (Ilê Ayê) and Sean Tahiri (Mulêketú), parties, a street parade and show performances!
Come to Santiago de Compostela on the beautiful Atlantic coast of Spain! On May 30./31. 2015 the A.S.C. Trópico de Grelos invites you to their VII festival BATEBATUKE offering Samba workshops, concerts and shows - all a sambista heart needs!
We went to visit the Frankfurt Music Exhibition and had a look at what´s new in the world of Brazil percussion. Old and new friends and business partners, a large fair hall full of drums & percussion instruments - and an award for Kalango!
With Chris Quade Couto and Serrinha Raiz - you want intensive, fun and efficient training for your bateria and useful professional instruction for all sections? Learn all about the tricks and techniques of Rio style Samba! Chris and Serrinha will help you to to train all your Samba skills and bring your bateria to a whole new level. Workshops for any level - few dates left!
From the 8th.-10th. may the small village of Villenneuve is all Brazilian vibes! Samba groups from south France meet up here for their annual Encontro in Villeneuve de Berg. This year 150 musicians will come together to play and party together, including concerts and specials for every sambista´s heart: soirée Rio, soirée Bahia, Samba Pagode, Churrasco ...