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Variety is the Spice of Life (stamina important too!)
St. Patrick’s Day is always an important time in the MaSamba camp, and this year is no exception!
This year, as always, we are involved in a whole series of events, some big, some small, some very public, some almost invisible, some for the world to see, and some that might only mean something to band members and friends – variety, as they say, is the spice of life!… Read More
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Longest Day of the Year
As the dust settles on a really busy period of work for the band, it is time to sort out the mess, evaluate and move on, into the 2nd half of the year.
An overview of our schedule for the Summer Solstice – not much time for communing with nature, I'm afraid!
Day by Day
Today, we finished up our annual project with the boys of Scoil Iosagain in Crumlin, with a series of five unique performances, by five totally unique samba bands. All of them played really well, and the response from the audience of parents, peers and teachers was justifiably positive!
As soon as the drums were back at base, we had a quick staff meeting to review our plans for next… Read More
MaSamba in 2011
As the year draws to its conclusion, it’s a good time to look over what MaSamba Samba School did in 2011, what music we played, who we worked with, and who we partied with!
This ‘round-up’ blog is not written in any particular order of preference, and we welcome your own comments to complete the story!
The Boys Are Back In Town
Quiet Hallowe’en for the Drums of Dublin
This, year, for the first time in at least 10 years, we don’t have an ‘official’ Hallowe’en gig – boooo!
We are however, travelling to Virginia, Co. Cavan on Sunday, to perform at the infamous ‘Pumpkin Festival‘, which has always had a sort of Hallowe’en theme. This year, as always, we will be bringing up a pretty big crew of drummers and dancers to add some colour and… Read More
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Looking forward to the weekend…
Apologies for the lack of posts lately, but there has been lots of work going on behind the scenes, and lots of news to report!
Work is still going ahead on our trip toChicago next month. This amazing opportunity is being funded by Culture Ireland and the Chicago Brazilian Music Festival, and GoHop.ie have been very helpful in helping us to organise the cheapest travel options too, so they… Read More
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The Future’s So Bright, We Have to Wear Shades!
Sunglasses have become compulsory in the MaSamba rehearsal space this week, but not because of the sunny weather!
Our new drums, courtesy of Contemporanea, have finally arrived, and they look great! The lovely, shiny chrome is a sight to behold!
On top of that, our friends in Sabian have sent over some new Picante Hand Cymbals, so that our hand drummers can add some crashy, trashy sounds to… Read More
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Drogheda Samba Festival 2011
MaSamba’s annual pilgrimage to the banks of the Boyne is almost here, and this year, we are headlining the Saturday night gig in the Purple Room.
The ‘Global Grooves’ shows at the Purple Room have become the official festival fringe, and feature some of the best percussion acts from around the country each year. For our show we will be supported by our friends from Belfast, Beat n Drum… Read More
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Chicago Trip – planning underway
Behind the scenes, we have been working away on planning for our mini tour of the Chicago area in October of this year.
This trip, which is part of the Culture Ireland Imagine Ireland project will see the band headlining the Chicago Brazilian Music Festival, and playing at the prestigious Irish American Heritage Center, as well as delivering workshops with local music colleges and disadvantaged children.
More here… Read More
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Costumes almost complete for Thin Lizzy Pageant
We learned today, that most of the costumes for our next big pageant ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ are ready, and being packed into numerous boxes for shipping.
We are delighted with the initial photos we have seen, and can’t wait to open up these boxes when they arrive, and marvel at the expert work of our Sao Paulo costume team.
Also, we are just about ready… Read More
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