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Microfundo Clube do Balanco - The kings of "Samba Rock"

Any video that showcases dance like this one makes it into my top ten all-time best music videos -- set in a used record store with album covers papered over the walls and ceiling. It's full of dance and delivered in a smooth, classic, nostalgic style. I had to share this one wi… Continue

Added by Microfundo on July 16, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Rio Samba Dance Samba Tremeterra Plays at Ryles Jazz Club

It's time to dance the night away with SAMBA TREMETERRA!!! Saturday, December 13th @ Ryles 212 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA Inman Square 9:00pm For directions and more info: www.rylesjazz.com Continue

Added by Rio Samba Dance on December 9, 2008 at 6:06pm — 1 Comment

Rio Samba Dance Rio Samba Dance Trip

Join us for this FABULOUS and UNIQUE samba experience in the "CIDADE MARAVILHOSA"!! February 14 - 24, 2009 The Rio Samba Dance Tour includes: *Hotel Accommodations for 10 nights (through Carnaval) in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro *Private Dance Workshops in Samba No Pe (with male and… Continue

Added by Rio Samba Dance on October 11, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Microfundo Does Music Keep Us Young?

Marcus Santos & Bloco Afro Brazil at the 13th Brazilian Independence Day Celebration in Boston. I was glancing through the music blogoshpere and came across a post by NPR blogger,… Continue

Added by Microfundo on September 8, 2008 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Microfundo Samba Tremeterra Live at Sound Session in Providence

On the 12th of July the group Samba Tremeterra performed at Sound Session - the genre defying music festival in Providence Rhode Island. I was there with my video camera to capture their set on the main stage before many thousands. I managed to catch the entire set of Tremeterra's dancers performing in the street!! I was really surprised and impressed by the Sound Session Festival scene in Providence. This was… Continue

Added by Microfundo on September 3, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Kenny Kozol Você é meu Broder! - The adventure continues in Salvador, Bahia!

Kenny e Mestre Martinho da Cuíca It´s hard to describe in words the wonder of Bahia. There is music everywhere, people walk and talk with a certain mellow swing that is like no other, the history within the walls of the oldest buildings in the oldest city in Brazil and the tradi… Continue

Added by Kenny Kozol on July 22, 2008 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

Brad Powell Clube do Balanco - The kings of "Samba Rock"

I LOVE this video -- set in a used record store with album covers papered over the walls and ceiling. It's full of dance and delivered in a smooth, classic, nostalgic style. I had to share this one with you... In the same way that the Rolling Stones payed homage to the masters… Continue

Added by Brad Powell on July 9, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Microfundo Por que estou sentada? -- What the hell am I doing sitting down?

Dona Didi Dancing Samba In The Streets of Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, June 29, 2008

As I write from my friend Wesley´s 8th story apartment in the Gloria neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro listening to a CD of samba canção, I am embarking on a number of new adventur… Continue

Added by Microfundo on July 2, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Rio Samba Dance I HEART Danielle Lima

ok, yes... I worship the ground she walks... I mean sambas... on! She is an elegant, majestic, and masterful dancer. We dancers had a private session with her; here is a pic of us after she samba-drilled our butts for two hours... If you are ever in NYC, you MUST attend one of her clas… Continue

Added by Rio Samba Dance on April 28, 2008 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Rio Samba Dance Samba Dance Workshop in Cambridge

Time to samba!!!!!!! Hello everybody! It's time to get ready for the next Samba Dance Workshop! Danielle Lima is coming up from New York to show us how tho shake it! I have taken classes with her in New York and she is fantastic! Please check out the details below and sign up ASAP.… Continue

Added by Rio Samba Dance on March 20, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Estrela Brilhante Estrela Brilhante - 100 Years of using music to build community in the favelas of Recife, Brazil

Maracatu is the northern Brasil version of Samba -- but a very different rhythm. The main instrument is a large wooden drum. The Nação Maracatu Estrela Brilhante, led by Mestre Walter and the queen Dona Ma… Continue

Added by Estrela Brilhante on March 19, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Rio Samba Dance The Dancers & Drummers of Samba Tremeterra

Samba Tremeterra is a bateria formed by the Brazilian Cultural Center of New England. The BCCNE is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and advancement of Brazilian culture, especially Afro-Brazilian culture and the performing arts. The Center

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Added by Rio Samba Dance on March 19, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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