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 ...

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 ...

This week on Global Notes…we reach into the archives and bring you the sounds of the cuica. The cuica is a Brazilian percussion instrument thought by some to have originated in Africa and brought to ...

R.Evolución Latina, in collaboration with Pregones/PRTT, have announced the premiere of "Barba: A Brazilian Body Percussion Musical," directed by director and choreographer Luis Salgado. This ...

Forro in the Dark has brightened New York's downtown arts scene with its version of a Brazilian folkloric music largely unknown, even by many in Brazil. Mauro Refosco, the group's founder and ...

Director: [[miyanaga, Michael Iyanaga]] About: The ensemble performs a repertoire comprising roots samba, choro, samba-de-roda, and forró, as well as more contemporary Afro-Bahian pop music. With a ...