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A round-up of the latest maSamba happenings..
Great Stuff! We are back in the Kingdom for the excellent Samhlaiocht Chiarrai Festival. We are parading through the town from 8pm and then playing a couple of short stage sets afterwards.
maSamba return to beautiful Bangor on the band holiday Monday to entertain the crowds there. This will be a full maracatu presentation‚ similar to the recent St. Patrick's Festival show - not to be missed!
As many of you will know‚ Peter Keenan‚ a stalwart of maSamba and many other band‚ was diagnosed with cancer of the throat earlier in the year.
Peter is an amazingly positive force within maSamba and is always the first to volunteer his time and skills for any project‚ no matter what. It is therefore fitting that we should try to give something back to him‚ at his time of need.
Luckily for us‚ many of our colleagues in the drumming community agree‚ and with the aid of our partners in the Music Maker (www.musicmaker.ie)‚ we have put together a spectacular night of drumming and percussion‚ featuring some of the very best players in Ireland.
The full line-up is to be finalised but for the moment‚ we know we have:
Pipe Band - Drum Corps of the St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band
(1st public performance since winning the world championships)
Orchestral - Noel Eccles (Riverdance)‚ Richard O’Donnell (RIAM)‚ Derek Bolger (Army No. 1 band)‚ Derek Doyle‚ Lloyd Byrne‚ James Dunne (RTE Concert Orchestra)
Irish Traditional - Robbie Harris (Riverdance)‚ Brian Fleming (de Jimbe)
Jazz - Seán Carpio (Berkeley‚ Ind.)‚ Connor Guilfoyle (Newpark College‚ Ind.)
Rock - Aaron Kennedy (Ind.)‚ Ian Smith‚ Ger Farrell (Lluther‚ Session)
Samba - maSamba Samba School (winners of the St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin 2006)
The show is on Monday‚ September 25th at Spirit‚ Middle Abbey Street‚ Dublin 1‚ and costs €20. The show will start promptly at 8pm with one of the best performances of the night‚ so BE ON TIME.
Tickets are available from maSamba's office at 112 Cork Street‚ Dublin 8‚ the Music Maker (Exchequer Street‚ Dublin 2) and on the door on the night - please support this really important show.
maSamba do Mananha travel north to play a set in the border town of Dundalk!
This will continue our busy schedule in Dundalk in the last months and Simeon and Sarah will also be delivering a workshop for children in the town.
maSamba will be joined by participants from four local communities in a celebration to mark the official lighting of the Christmas lights in Dublin.
maSamba do Mananha entertain shoppers and play for the visit of Santa Claus!
10.30am - 12.30pm
We make a return to the Phoenix for the third year running‚ and plan to play a few short sets around the town‚ before joining in the revelry of a night time parade through the town. This ends at the local park‚ where they have a huge fireworks display - good stuff
we haven't played this one in a while‚ so we are looking forward to it!
On the Friday night‚ we will play a stationary set in Denny Street‚ hopefully with a small PA system‚ so that we can do some songs!
On Saturday night‚ we will form part of the parade‚ accompanying the Roses through the town. This was an amazing event the last time we played it several years ago‚ so it should be blast
We have been invited to play a couple of short stationary sets in beautifil Carrickfergus. This will make a welcome change from all the parades lately‚ and it is a great chance to see one of the most beautiful places in the country
MaSamba haven’t played here in a couple of years‚ but we are looking forward to making a successful ‘comeback’‚ aided and abetted by our principal dancer‚ Vanessa Coelho