A total of nine samba musical instruments, including the pandeiro (a type of hand frame drum), tam-tam (a percussion instrument, often referred to as a gong), cuíca (a type of friction drum), and ...

Meinl has boosted its samba inventory with some highly innovative and above all easy to play variations on traditional Brazilian designs. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and ...

Samba can’t be learned from a textbook alone. Brazil’s musical tradition is best understood first-hand and up close — close enough to feel the drumbeat reverberate inside you. “ It's like an ocean of ...

Although versions of its history vary, samba in Brazil is revered as something sacred, something much more than just a genre of music. A mix of African rhythms played with a combination of indigenous ...

Devizes Samba Band rehearsals are held at Devizes Police Headquarters' sports hall on Thursday evenings. Samba Dance practice at 1900 and Band from 2000-2200pm. There is a small session charge for ...

Can samba percussion collective Miamibloco really fit 80 musicians onstage at the Miami Beach Bandshell for its fifth annual Saideira Social? SuOm Francis, the collective’s cofounder, says the answer ...

For Jillian MacSween, a goalball can be more than just a ball. In the right hands, it can create some serious rhythm. The Canadian Paralympian teamed up with the band Batucada Carioca to turn sports ...

A brazilian extravaganza featuring three samba bands and a capoeira group is to be held at an Oxford school next month. The event, called Samba Bonanza, has been organised by St Gregory the Great ...

An afro-percussion band led by percussionist, singer and songwriter, Abiodun Oke, popularly known as Wura Samba, has released its third album titled, ‘Ajo Rebirth’. According to Oke, the new album—a ...