The surdos
The first few blog posts on the Worldwise Samba Drummers website were a broad introduction to samba drumming. They explained what samba...
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Jon Aveyard
Sep 271 min read
Drum For Health
This special additional blog from the Worldwise Samba Drummers is to let you know about our involvement in the Drum For Health project....
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Jon Aveyard
Sep 72 min read
What are the samba schools of Brazil?
Although most people involved in samba drumming in the UK take part in this activity as a member of a community group, you may have...
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Jon Aveyard
Jul 252 min read
Where does samba drumming come from?
Although samba drumming was born in Brazil , it has its roots in the music and dance of west Africa. The 19th century Portugese...
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Jon Aveyard
Jun 133 min read
Movement in static samba drumming performances and parades
Samba drumming is inherently energetic but in order to add even more liveliness to the drumming performance, many samba bands will move...
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Nigel Brown
Apr 233 min read
The samba swing.
If you have listened to performances by professional samba bands - some community samba bands too - you might have heard the samba swing
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Jon Aveyard
Mar 82 min read
What rhythms are used in samba drumming?
One of the satisfying things about being in a samba band is the way in which, although each section might be playing something
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Jon Aveyard
Jan 163 min read
What does the samba leader do?
If you have ever seen a samba band in action you may have spotted someone stood in front of the rest of the band
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Jon Aveyard
Dec 2, 20232 min read
Which samba instrument should I play?
When people first come along to the Worldwise Samba Drummers, one of the first decisions they have to make is what instrument to play?
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Jon Aveyard
Oct 10, 20232 min read
What is samba drumming?
Welcome to the first Worldwise Samba Drummers blog. In these posts, we will be providing information about the music, instruments,...
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