SCOIL SAMBA MASAMBA
Ceardlanna Scoile, Óige & Pobail
Maidir lenár gCeardlanna
Tá Samba ar cheann de na foirmeacha ealaíne ceoil is inrochtana atá ar fáil do gach aois. Tá sé spraoi agus éasca le tuiscint, agus is bealach iontach é chuig ceol do leanaí.
Ag baint úsáide as roinnt cluichí bualadh bos simplí agus á gcur ar na huirlisí, beidh uirlisí ina lámha ag gach mac léinn laistigh de nóiméad, agus i gceann leathuaire beidh an rang ar fad ag seinm go muiníneach mar bhanna samba. Cuirfear luach ar chion gach dalta, mar go gcuireann siad le hiarracht iomlán na foirne.
Nuair a bheidh an dúshraith foghlamtha, má chuirtear sraith sosanna ceoil struchtúrtha simplí agus druma ‘glao agus freagartha’ leis, cuirfear deireadh le drumadóireacht fuinniúil agus braistint shásúil ar ghnóthachtáil.
Bainimid úsáid as cnaguirlisí barántúla éagsúla, a fhaightear go heiticiúil sa Bhrasaíl. Ón Surdo (druma mór dord) go dtí an Tamborim (tambóirín beag), tá ár n-ionstraimí mar an gcéanna a imrítear sa charnabhail cáiliúil Rio.
Is féidir an cheardlann samba gníomhach-fhoghlama seo a chur in oiriúint d’aon aois nó cumas agus is féidir í a struchtúrú thar thréimhse níos faide.
Is féidir le tionscadail a bheith neamhspleách nó a reáchtáil thar roinnt seachtainí, ag obair i dtreo seó scoile, lá ilchultúrtha nó léiriú poiblí eile.
Cuirtear na huirlisí riachtanacha ar fad ar fáil agus reáchtálann ár bhfoireann a bhfuil an-taithí acu na ceardlanna le fuinneamh agus le díograis.
Tríd an drumadóireacht samba, is féidir le rannpháirtithe na scileanna/cumais seo a leanas a fhorbairt
Foghlaim faoi struchtúr an cheoil
Scileanna Idirphearsanta & Idirphearsanta
Scileanna cumarsáide
Comhoibriú
Éagsúlacht Chultúrtha
Foghlaim Shóisialta agus Mhothúchánach
Cuimsiú
Is féidir le lá a bheith comhdhéanta de: suas le hocht gceardlann samba 30-40 nóiméad le suas le 25 i ngach grúpa. D’fhéadfadh maidin nó tráthnóna a bheith i leathlá le trí cheardlann 30-40 nóiméad.
Na hIonstraimí
Tá MaSamba bródúil as na huirlisí is airde cáilíochta a úsáid inár gceardlanna agus inár léirithe.
Murab ionann agus go leor grúpaí ‘samba’ eile, faightear ár n-ionstraimí go léir ó Brasil, i gcásanna amháin go díreach ó na monarchana agus na ceardlanna ina dtáirgtear iad.
Táimid bródúil as tacaíocht a fháil ó na cuideachtaí seo a leanas a thacaíonn lenár gcuid oibre trí uirlisí, gabhálais agus comhairle a sholáthar:
Contemporanea Instrumentos Musicais – príomhléiritheoir Brasil ar ionstraimí cnaguirlisí samba, atá lonnaithe i lár São Paulo. www.contemporanemusical.com.br/
Sabian Cymbals – déantóirí ciombal atá bunaithe i gCeanada, a chomhcheanglaíonn táirgí den chaighdeán is airde le cur chuige síos go talamh. www.sabian.com/
Táirgeann Liverpool Drumsticks – atá lonnaithe i Santa Catarina, Brasil, Learpholl maidí agus buailteoirí speisialta don phobal samba, chomh maith le raon leathan maidí druma 'príomhshrutha'. www.baquetasliverpool.com.br/
Simeon Smith
Simeon is a native of Dublin, but grew in the western city of Galway. He has achieved a BA is Arts and an MA in Community Development, both from NUIG. In 2023, Simeon was awarded a PhD in Arts Practice from the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. In 2006, he achieved a primary qualification as a counsellor in Reality Therapy/Choice Theory. Simeon has been playing samba for almost 15 years, and is a founding member of maSamba Samba School.
Over this period, he has received formal and informal training from many of the top practicioners in the field, and facilitated many top samba artists to visit and teach in Ireland. In this time he has developed a huge musical repertoire, covering many of the popular styles of Afro-Brasilian music.
Simeon has taught for National Universtity of Ireland Galway, University of Limerick, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, as well as being responsible for setting up over 20 samba bands in Ireland and the UK. Simeon has spent over 4,000 hours teaching samba in his career.
Simeon has developed many of the unique teaching methodologies used by MaSamba Samba School and is regularly asked to deliver workshop programmes with samba bands, music teachers and corporate groups.
As well as performing with MaSamba, Simeon is part of the European touring group of Monobloco and has toured with Dead Can Dance.
Na Teagascóirí
Niall Gregory
Chuir Niall tús lena shaol ceoil timpeall 1990 i nDroichead Átha Ireland. Ar dtús ag seinnt drumaí, ansin ag dul isteach i saol na cnaguirlisí trí dhul isteach sa chéad scoil Samba in Éirinn. Sheinn sé agus rinne sé staidéar forleathan leis an máistir-dhrumadóir Brasaíleach “Dudu Tucci”. Tá roinnt turais déanta aige freisin go dtí an Mhuir Chairib chun staidéar a dhéanamh le roinnt de na drumadóirí máistir i gCúba. Le linn dó a bheith i gCúba bhuail sé agus rinne sé staidéar le baill de Clave Guaguanco, Afro Cuba de Mantanzas, Rumberos de Cúba etc.
Ar fhilleadh dó bhí sé ar dhuine de na múinteoirí cnaguirlisí Afra-Laidine is mó tóir in Éirinn. Faoi láthair tá sé i gceannas ar a ghrúpa cnaguirlisí Laidine féin “Cachimbo” atá díreach tar éis an albam is déanaí “Si Emi Ilu” (Spiorad an druma) a eisiúint ann.
Tá camchuairt idirnáisiúnta déanta aige le Dead Can Dance agus tá sé ina bhall de ghrúpa aonair Sully Erna de Godsmacks. Rinne a gcéad albam Avalon a chéad albam ag uimhir a 22 i gcairteacha cláracha na SA agus thug an grúpa camchuairt ar SAM agus Ceanada chun tacú leis an albam.
Kelly Baldonado
Kelly Baldonado has formal qualifications in Tourism Studies and Health and Fitness, but began her dancing career at the tender age of 10, performing at small festivals, in theatres, and in school shows. By 16, Kelly was already teaching Afro-Brasilian dance at a gymnasium, where she worked for two years.
In 2005, Kelly re-located to Ireland, primarily to improve her English, and quickly became involved in MaSamba Samba School. Since then, she has participated in three St. Patrick’s Day parades (2 as Queen of the Bateria), as well as numerous TV shows, promotions, and festivals such as the Lord Mayor’s Parade in Belfast, Oxygen, and the Electric Picnic.
Kelly has also appeared on ‘Fair City’ and ‘the Tudors’ and has done numerous photo shoots for many of Ireland’s top promotion agencies.
Kelly is Dance Director at MaSamba Samba School has performed with us throughout Ireland, the UK and Germany.
Kelly is available to teach samba or zumba classes on request – just contact the office!