This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In the shuffling rhythms of samba, in its defiance and energy and lust for life, lies the soul of Rio de Janeiro. Samba is heard ...

A young drummer who started leading a samba band at the age of 14 has said he wants more young people to enjoy the carnival atmosphere and "upbeat" rhythms. Kody Roberts was introduced to SambAfriq by ...

Brazilian-American musician Beto Gonzalez was too young to understand the country around him when his family returned to Brazil in the 1970s. It was only as he grew older, after coming back to the ...

Percussionist Kody Roberts has been drumming with the band since he was 7 A young drummer who started leading a samba band at the age of 14 has said he wants more young people to enjoy the carnival ...

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This video is no longer available. In Brazil, D.C.’s own go-go music is meeting the beats of samba and District landmarks that are being brought to life on the wall of a building. It’s part of a ...

The vibrant rhythm of samba will soon resonate across a network of York schools, thanks to a generous donation from the Pavers Foundation. A sum of £1,500 was given to the Excel Learning Trust, which ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama-based Brazilian cover band Nossa Samba is celebrating big news as they’re making waves far beyond Huntsville. Nossa Samba has just landed on the 2025 Grammy ballot!

Retired biology teacher Dean Jernigan directs the We’re Not Dead Yet MissionSquare Meerkat Samba Band. The MissionSquare Retirement community is now home to a samba band orchestrated by a retired ...

A former Chronicle journalist was laid to rest to the sound of samba drums. Jane Young, 68, played with the Tyneside based samba band DrumDin. Members of the band were among mourners at Jane’s funeral ...