18.-20.8.2017 Entering their second round - the fairly new festival star on Europe's samba sky! Rietberg - a small town in Germany, hosts this vibrant Samba festival and invites the European Samba community, all party and festival people and drummers to their gorgeous summer event!
14.-16.7.2017 viens nous rendre visite ! Le festival international de samba à Cobourg, trois jours de samba et fêtes et notre tente au milieu ! Nous vous emmènerons au Brésil avec notre assortiment d’instruments et accessoires qui feront votre cœur battre plus vite !
Soon: pandeiro specials! We are very happy to announce that Matthias Haffner from HP Percussion will be with us at our instrument stall at the Coburg Samba Festival 2017 - yay! If you want more like this, his workshop at the Tamburi Mundi might be just right for you. Come see us in Coburg!
Maracatu is still kind of a rare music style, which is why we would like to give some attention to this start-up formation which has recently come up in Munich, Germany with very good energy and a bunch of engaged maracatuzeiros. New members welcome!
2./3./4. June - The historical Sagunto by Valencia is hosting the international Percussion Festival with amazing mestres (Cesar Veloso, Charly Babalu), fantastic programme with workshops, concerts, parade, fiesta electrónica and batucada contest. Win a pack of KALANGO custom heads for your Samba band!
June 10./11. 2017: for sambistas and outdoor fans! On a forest glade in summer, this small yet popular Samba festival in Germany invites all-level sambistas to join excellent workshops, meet international Samba stars and celebrate Brazilian music culture in this tucked away oasis. Samba de enredo, Samba Reggae, Maracatu, dance, Afro Samba, Pagode and many more..
21./22./23. April: Spring break 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 2017 festival season!
24.-26.3.2017 Music from Brazil's Northeast - Juninho Quebrada a percussion multi-talent (Olinda/Berlin), who will shower you inspiration on any instrument he picks up! 3-day workshop - book your place now!
24.-26.3.2017 - Samba Reggae workshop in Bad Wildungen, Germany! Afro Samba and Samba Reggae fans are welcome to register and join us for some exciting original arrangements from Bahia. Michael de Miranda and Volker Conrath will teach you the right swing!
2.-5.2.2016 capoeiristas - fancy a 4-day capoeira festival in Itapuá / Salvador da Bahia with capoeira Angola, samba de roda, percussion, party! Check out the event!
19.11.2016 Salgueiro is giving a Samba workshop in Cologne! As part of the festival '100 years of Samba', a few ritmistas of the infamous Samba school in Rio are offering a course for advanced sambistas. Book your place for this rare occasion!
Who does not dream of playing Samba Reggae at its place of origin in beautiful Bahia and learn from the pros? Now is your chance! Organised workshops with Jair Rezende (Timbalada), César Veloso (Malê Debalê), Mestre Memeu (Olodum). Few places left - save the date and book your place!
Winter workshop time with Dudu Tucci! Pandeiro (modern, fusion, traditional) at PAC Berlin, then Bateria Total at Samba Fieber - 1 week nothing but drumming! In January 2017 you can join an amazing musical trip to Bahia and do percussion workshops, sessions with local bands and Samba holidays in pure pre-carnival vibes!
1.10.-10.11. Authentic beats, professional instruction and pernambucan vibes - Mestre Hugo Leonardo from Nação do Maracatu Leão Da Campina and Coco de Besoura Maganga will be in Europe sharing his huge musical energy - few schedules availabe!
17.+18.9.2016 Les nuits frappées de Bruniquel en est à sa 6eme édition , comme à l accoutumée la sélection des groupes va permettre d entendre des styles variés issus de la samba, cette année avec 6 groupes de France et d Espagne !
Kalango Festival booth! 22.-25.9.2016 Registration is still open! 16 top workshops for advanced, intermediate and beginners, different styles for all levels including a master class! The SaSy is unique in Europe - get together!
August 21-27: the Austrian Percussion Camp on the shore of beautiful lake Ossiacher in Carinthia, Austria, courses are from 'absolute beginners' to 'top-level', for kids, teens and adult amateurs, sambistas & percussionists!
12./13.8.2016 in Novi Sad, Serbia: a few years already this small sambista-family encontro für Rio Sambistas und Capoeiristas has been taking place, offering high-quality Samba and lovely culture of the locals including a swim in the Danube!
Kalango festival booth! 19.-21.8.2016 A bright new star amongst Samba festivals - love to detail and a fantastic Samba programme if you enjoy partying, drumming and Brazilian music! Come visit us at our booth & lounge!
Want some new vibes and good swing for your bloco? Fresh Samba Reggae / Afro Samba workshops with Mestre César Veloso from Malê Debalê: 5.8. in Berlin, 6./7.8. in Essen, 11.8. in Zürich - register now!
30.7.-7.8.2016 International festival of frame drums! Percussionists and pandeiristas from around the world come to improve their skills, from Brazilian pandeiro beats (with Matthias Haffner) to Arabic frame drums, cajón, darbuka, daf, riqq..
28.-31.7.2016 isto é MEGASAMBA - aqui só tem lugar para ALEGRIA! Samba in Sesimbra - grab your drum and off you go for some sun, Portugal's Samba family invites you to their annual highlight by the Ocean! 3 days of high-end Samba!
22.-24.7.2016: An extraordinary festival with fantastic programm all about Rio Samba, Samba Reggae and Maracatú, Brazilialn art & culture, top concerts and special performances - 3 days Repercussion in Monléon-Magnoac..
23.-24.7.2016 Barcelona - not only an amazing and vibrant city, but also one of Spain's Samba Reggae capitals! Alex Rosa (Ilê Ayê) and his bloco are inviting to their annual event with percussion & dance workshops. Parade by the seaside!
18.6.2016 Mistura Maneira present their Carnival in Monte Porzio Catone - Italy's Rio carnival! Go carioca and join to play and party with the sambistas of Rome's Samba school! Samba workshop with Dario Mattia!
1.-3.7.2016 Rio sambistas, dancers and helpers - Hamburg's Samba school invites you all to happy Samba playing at the Stamp Festival! Great athmosphere guaranteed and - knowing the Unidos - no lack of creative ideas, great sound and beer!
28.5.2016 Come and find out what the London School of Samba will be wearing for the Notting Hill Carnival this year! Costume launch at the Guanabara Club this Saturday! Embaixo do arco iris - somewhere under the rainbow!
17.-19.6.2016 The 4th edition of the Dragon Samba Meeting in Cracow! Join us for a fantastic weekend with friends, hanging out playing Samba, train new techniques and do workshops. Special Kalango Deal for festival participants!
2.-5.6.2016 Have you ever been to Nitra? Come see this small town full of crazy Samba vibes only a short ride from Bratislava! A unique Samba and percussion festival where international bands celebrate rhythm, good energy and Brazilian beats!
8.-10.7.2016 Kalango Brazilian Percussion at the Samba Festival in Coburg - a big tent full of Samba percussion, accessories and everything a sambista's heart desires is awaiting you! Part of our team - Juninho Quebradera! Como visit!
29.4.-1.5.2016 in Zuera, Aragón, Spain! Samba Reggae and Afro Samba fans will get a great deal on workshops, concerts, 'jam Batendo session', big show and street gigs for whole weekend!
13.-16.5.2016 4 days music from all over the world, dance, street festival and the grand and colourful parade with loads of Samba, Samba Reggae, Maracatu, but also many other international music styles parading through Berlin for 9 hours!
27.6.-4.7.2016 Summer percussion camp on the beautiful island of Paros, Greece