Category Archives: Music
Berlin, Candomblé and ufa FABRIK
Last weekend, I travelled back to Berlin to participate in a three day course in Candomblé percussion with my friend and mentor Dudu Tucci. I was first introduced to Candomblé percussion back in 1999, but at the time, I didn’t … Continue reading
A Good Day at the Office
Today was one of those magic days that make being in MaSamba so worthwhile. This morning, I was up in Castleblayney for my third workshop with a groups of local children, in preparation for the Muckno Mania Festival Parade tomorrow … Continue reading
Time for a Silent Night!
To say that we have been busy over the last month would be a bit of an understatement, especially with the whole ‘moving building’ thing and all the chaos that entails. However, this last week has seen us up the … 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
Beware the 12th of June!!!
On June 12th, 1840, a meteorite hit Uden in the Netherlands, narrowly missing a group of farm workers. For June 12th 2014, it feels like a huge meteorite is heading right for the Masamba rehearsal space, in the form of … Continue reading
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
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
Show Band working on new material
2013 will have to go down in the band’s history as a year of collaborations and partnerships, with projects with Andrea Nicole, DJ Moschops, Focus Theatre and Whole World Band all in different levels of development. Collaborations are great fun, … Continue reading