Last weekend, we welcomed Dudu Tucci back to Dublin to deliver a three-day workshop on the rhythms played in his Afoxe Loni project in Berlin.
This is all working towards [...] Continue Reading…
A Long Weekend of Rehearsals
February 16th, 2010 by SimeonNew Contemporanea Drums
February 3rd, 2010 by SimeonYou may remember that we took delivery of our new instruments from Contemporanea before Christmas, which we had negotiated as part of our endorsement deal.
Some of the instruments came [...] Continue Reading…
‘Afoxé Loni’ Training Programme with Dudu Tucci
January 30th, 2010 by SimeonMaSamba Samba School are delighted to announce that we will be hosting Dudu Tucci for a three-day training input over the Valentine’s weekend (February 12-14). The general plan will [...] Continue Reading…
Dublin City Council Arts Grant
January 25th, 2010 by SimeonIn recent days, we learned that we have been awarded a grant of €3000 from the Dublin City Council Arts Office.
This work will be targeted at our work with [...] Continue Reading…
US/Canada ‘Tour’ by Simeon
January 24th, 2010 by SimeonI was in the US and Canada for 8 days, which was a bit of a whirlwind, but really good fun.
NAMM
The trip started with three days at the NAMM [...] Continue Reading…
More International News
January 12th, 2010 by SimeonLast year, while out busking, we were approached by German musician Richard Wesker, who complimented the band and asked if we had any contact details.
On returning to Germany, Richard [...] Continue Reading…
International Samba Relations
January 9th, 2010 by SimeonNext week, Simeon will be off on his first trip of 2010 with a week split between the US and Canada.
In the US, he is spending 3 days at [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin Update
January 8th, 2010 by SimeonJust before Christmas, we received the news that Culture Ireland, the Irish governmental body which represents Irish culture abroad, had awarded us a grant of €5000 towards our trip [...] Continue Reading…
Happy 2010!
December 31st, 2009 by SimeonAs the year draws to an end, we have been receiving many good wishes from our friends and colleagues in the samba community.
The end of the year has been [...] Continue Reading…
Doin’ Our Bit for d’Environment
December 22nd, 2009 by SimeonOur last gig before Christmas is later today on South King Street, Dublin 2 (beside the Gaiety Theatre, and is to on behalf of Repak. The idea is to [...] Continue Reading…
