Samba music is no exception. It has its own Brazilian instruments; some tick off a steady one-two-one-two, others counter with a galloping rhythm. Most popular and distinctive of samba instruments ...

“The first album contains only percussion while ‘Ajo Rebirth’ is a mixture of percussion blended with bass guitar, horns and other musical instruments. Wura Samba also said the video for the ...

But for many samba fanatics, drums are the beating heart of the party. And the maestro’s hand swings, flicks, twists and pointing transform potential cacophony into transcendent synchrony.

Bunbury Village Day will be held on Saturday, June 14 - featuring a music-themed celebration, with people encouraged to 'sing, play and ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again on ...

Percussionists play instruments known the world over — snare ... The Mocidade Independente samba school, one of Rio’s most popular, has 240 drummers in its section. Based in the working ...

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, there’s a huge workforce stitching, fixing, sweeping up feathers and sequins, and assembling floats and instruments.

This year, the group made up of percussionists, wind instruments and stilt performers ... “It allows our freedom of expression.” Sao Paulo’s samba school parades started Friday evening ...

This year, the group made up of percussionists, wind instruments and stilt performers ... Sao Paulo parades Sao Paulo’s samba school parades started Friday evening, bringing thousands to the ...

This year, the group made up of percussionists, wind instruments and stilt performers ... “It allows our freedom of expression.” Sao Paulo’s samba school parades started Friday evening ...