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Big Bang Festival 2025
We were delighted to be invited to deliver a workshop as part of the Big Bang Festival of Rhythm again this year. As many of you will...
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Aug 30, 20252 min read


World Tour of the Liberties
As July draws to a close, we are also winding up of intensive series of events in our home base of the Liberties. The Liberties is a...
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Aug 1, 20252 min read


Living la Vida Liberties
It’s funny how our work often seems to coalesce around particular neighbourhoods at different times of the year. Back in April and May,...
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Jul 16, 20252 min read


Welcome Dan Whelan
We'd like to introduce you to the newest addition to our workshop team: Dan Whelan. Dan joined our team at the beginning of the month,...
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May 30, 20251 min read


Samba For All!
We at Masamba pride ourselves in being able and willing to work with a wide range of client groups and in almost any location. This last...
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Apr 12, 20252 min read


Masamba30 – A Year to Remember
Masamba's Director, Simeon Smith, reflects on the year just gone. The beginning of a new year is always a good time to look back, take...
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Jan 1, 20258 min read


Masamba Christmas Arrangements
Wishing all our members, friends, collaborators and colleagues a restful Christmas holiday. We hope that the New Year brings peace,...
simeonsamba
Dec 24, 20241 min read


October is Over!!
As we enter the Celtic New Year following Samhain, it’s time to review the month, and prepare for the remainder of the year. Last...
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Nov 1, 20242 min read


From Liberdade to the Liberties – 30 years of Masamba Samba School
Masamba's Director, Simeon Smith, reflects on the first 30 years of Masamba Samba School. In 1994, a festival took place in Dublin...
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Oct 16, 20244 min read


We're Hiring!
Job Title – Music Tutor Mission To maintain the high-quality musical and educational standards of Masamba Samba School To promote the...
simeonsamba
Oct 8, 20242 min read


Not Scared to be back in the NEIC!
Hallowe’en is on the horizon, and we are preparing for the Celtic New Year in the only way we know how – with plenty of drumming! This...
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Sep 25, 20241 min read


Phew! That was some couple of weeks!
Usually, July signals a reduction of activity in the Masamba camp. As the schools close for the Summer, we get an opportunity to relax,...
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Jul 16, 20242 min read


Ilê Aiyê and Dudu Tucci
Things are particularly busy in the Masamba camp at the moment, as we enter Summer season. This Summer is super-special, as it marks our...
simeonsamba
Jul 5, 20242 min read


A great time for Brazilian culture in Ireland
When Masamba was set up 30 years ago, access to Brazilian music and culture was almost the stuff of fantasy. Ireland at the time was...
simeonsamba
Jun 3, 20243 min read


Another St. Patrick's Day...another 3 parades!
St. Patrick's Day has alway been busy for the Masamba crew, and this year was no different. Over the weekend, we had no less than 3...
simeonsamba
Mar 18, 20241 min read


Conference Capers
We all know that Masamba is mainly about delivering workshops and playing gigs, but behind the scenes there are always other jobs to be...
simeonsamba
Dec 2, 20233 min read


October is Over!
Last month was a very busy and extremely varied month in Masambaworld, culminating in three gigs on Hallowe’en Night – we were literally...
simeonsamba
Nov 7, 20234 min read


Turn Up the Heat!
It's not really the time of year when we need to worry too much about heating systems, but we at Masamba are always thinking ahead... We...
simeonsamba
Jul 28, 20231 min read
Email Glitch!
A couple of our partners have informed us that emails have been bouncing back from the info@masamba.com email address over the lest few...
simeonsamba
Jul 20, 20231 min read
Jumping into June
We started last month with a post entitled 'May Mayhem', and were we ever right. Over the month, we delivered 93 workshops between 11...
simeonsamba
Jun 3, 20232 min read
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