Category Archives: Media

MaSamba Delighted to Announce a New Patron

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Simeon

Last week, in the midst of a snowstorm of work, we received one very special piece of mail, bearing the gold Irish Harp. We are all used to seeing the harp on government literature, but we had never seen a gold one – what did it signify?

It was the most amazing news, in the Michael D. Higgins, President Of Ireland has agreed to be the Patron for MaSamba… Read More

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Belfast Carnival 2009 – Videos, Photos & Articles

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Aoife

We have compiled a roundup of some videos, photos and articles about the Belfast Carnival that took place on 27th June 2009.

Watch out for the MaSamba crew in the photos and videos, who played along with other samba bands from Belfast and Kilkenny – all in multicoloured outfits and wearing hats with little trumpets on our heads, playing Superstition by Stevie Wonder, It Must Be Love by Madness… Read More

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Videos & Photos from Karneval der Kulturen Berlin, 2009

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Aoife

Below we have compiled some videos and photos of MaSamba and Sapucaiu no Samba at the Karneval der Kultur 2009, Berlin.

Videos

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTQGqmeRSv8

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUN1RkFJOHI

Photos

Karneval der Kultur, 2009

Simeon Smith from MaSamba (left) drumming with a samba baby at Karneval der Kultur, 2009

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Discover Ireland

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Simeon

We found out some weeks back that some members of MaSamba featured on the cover of the March/April edition of the Discover Ireland promotional magazine, which is distributed worldwide. Ironically, the picture would have been used to promote the St. Patrick’s Festival parade (the one that we weren’t in this year!).

However, all publicity is worthwhile, and hats off to the Dublin Tourism staff up in Suffolk Street, who… Read More

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