Marcos Odara has been playing the conga drums for 39 years and teaching for the last 20. Odara hails from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and now calls Oakland home. The drum master teaches Brazilian ...

Music is a great way to connect people from different cultures. Here in Philadelphia, a group gathers people who share the same passion: playing Afro-Brazilian music. Batala Philadelphia is a drumming ...

BRATTLEBORO — Sambaganza invites everyone to join in the lively percussion rhythms of Brazilian Carnival. If you love samba, drumming, joyful music, and the occasional parade, you’ll find it all here.

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 ...

Trinity College will host the 14th Samba Fest on April 23, with a lineup of guest artists from Brazil and other musicians entertaining the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the campus’ Jacobs Life ...

“I think we have something for everybody in this show,” Benise said. “We have Spanish flamenco, Cuban salsa, Brazilian samba, African drumming, and it’s all around Spanish guitar. “My hope is to take ...

Batalá Washington introduces the sounds and roles that each drum plays in the bateria, and puts together a basic samba reggae groove. Part of a series of educational videos created for the Smithsonian ...

Caique Vidal is a Durham-based Afro-Brasilian musician and teacher. Caique Vidal’s voice is robust and unequivocal over driving percussion and horn sections. In harmony with his band Batuque, the ...

Luciano Xavier began drumming in his native Brazil before he was even tall enough to reach the top of a drum. At 4 years old, his godfather noticed his rhythmic ability and built him a special stand ...

Brazilian drumming ensemble: 4-5 p.m. Sept. 28, Kids’ Corner Auditorium, 263 Main St., Winchester. In collaboration with the Kids’ Corner, and through Young Audiences of Massachusetts, the Winchester ...

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 ...

Percussionist Brian Potts is founder, CEO, and musical director of Miamibloco. The 80-member strong percussion ensemble with more than 20 guests will be performing in its fifth annual “Saideira Social ...