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Happy Birthday to Us!
There has been massive excitement in the Masamba camp over the last few weeks, as our 25thBirthday Celebrations draw closer. Masamba was formed following the highly innovative and successful ‘Big Bang Festival’ at the City Arts Centre in 1994. Samba … Continue reading
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More Collabs, Y’all!
We mentioned earlier in the week, our excellent collaboration with artist Will St. Leger, on a mural that will decorate the front of our building. That’s not all. A couple of weeks back, we were contacted by a dancer called … Continue reading
Presidential Visit to MaSamba, March 11th 2015
As many of you will know, we recently re-located to a new rehearsal space on Bow Lane West, and it has created a lot of extra work for everyone in the band, but last week made it all worth it! … Continue reading
Architects of Our Own Destiny
Apologies for the lack of posts over the last few weeks, but we have been extremely busy getting ready for the impending of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. The President has kindly offered to open our new building … Continue reading
Posted in Bow Lane Building, Collaborations, Community, Community/Outreach
Tagged architecture, Bow Lane, dublin, ireland, Jesus Aguilar, masamba, Redevelopment, Samba
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2014 – A Brief Overview
The end of any year provides an opportunity for reflecting on what, if anything, has been achieved, and what can be learned for the future. This year has absolutely flown by, and looking back, it has been both a busy … Continue reading
“Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine (drum) and harp.”
Eh? The above is a quotation from the Bible and seems suitable for our work this week, as ‘Harp – A River Cantata’ is dominating our lives at the moment! Every day this week, there will be some activity on … Continue reading
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Harp – A River Cantata
Tonight we begin rehearsals for a new show called ‘Harp – A River Cantata‘ which see us teaming up with a choir from Tonnta Music and the Dublin Concert Band, under the baton of Composer Tom Lane. The performance tells … Continue reading
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When the Trainers Become the Trainees
In the last 3 months, Masamba has delivered over 200 workshops in schools, youth clubs, and with people with disabilities. Before the school term ended, we calculated that we were working with over 600 people a week in percussion workshops, … Continue reading
Posted in Brasil, Collaborations, Education, Training
Tagged drumming, drums, education, excellence, improvement, Jorge martins, masamba, mestre jonas, sam alexander, Samba, skills, training
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WholeWorldBand
Ever wished you could jam with world famous musicians? Chances are, if it ever did happen, there would be no way of recording it, but now, both are possible, with the introduction of the WholeWorldBand App. WholeWorldBand … Continue reading
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Christmas Comes Early in the Masamba Camp!
We got a parcel yesterday of treats from our good friends in Contemporanea Instrumentos Musicais! Contemporanea have been sponsoring Masamba’s projects for a number of years now, and have always been very generous with their time, with their expert advice, … Continue reading
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