Cachimbo |
Cachimbo: Drogheda-based percussion-led group which
is steeped in the music of Cuba, Brazil and Puerto Rico,
who will be releasing their new album at a gala night
during the Festival. The album reflects the band’s
trade mark of Latin music with an Irish accent. Their
leader Niall Gregory, who has studied under some of
the top Latin percussionists, has a tour with The Dead
Can Dance under his belt.
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Masamba |
Masamba: Ireland’s top samba school they will again
be leading this year’s parade with their spectacular
costumes and samba dancers, who are always followed by
a battery of photographers.
Contact:
Simeon
Smith 087-2363813 or 014163901 www.masmaba.com
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Arco
Iris |
Arco Iris: Making their 7th trip in a row to the Festival
this Cambridge samba school have promised to bring a
big contingent to Drogheda and will be rocking McPhails
beer garden with hot, hot Brazilian and Cuban carnival
rhythms.
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Craiceann |
Craiceann: A Swiss/Irish group based in Tralee they blend
West African, Cuban and Brazilian rhythms and songs to
produce an exiting carnival sound. Their large range of
instruments include traditional bells and didgeridoo.
At heir gig in The d Hotel on Sunday they will be joined
by three dancers.
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Afro
Eire |
Afro Eire: A newly formed Dublin co-op which performs and
teaches African drum and dance, they will be performing
the music of Burkino Fasa in the Purple Room as part of
the Global Groves series on Saturday night.
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Mundo
Capoeira Ireland |
Mundo Capoeira Ireland: Their spectacular performances
of the capoeira Brazilian dance style which mimics martial
arts never fails to wow audiences. The group give classes
in Dublin, Drogheda and other centres. See them in West
Street on Saturday and in Sunday’s parade.
Contact: Daniela Quaresima daniela@angelinibelli.net 086-1079313
or 086-8875119
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The
Urban Fires and Sadjo Sissoko |
The Urban Fires and Sadjo Sissoko: The Urban Fires is a
Drogheda based band which includes some of the town’s
most creative musicians. Sadjo Sissokho, is a master koro
player from Guinea Bissau, West Africa who now lives in
Meath. They met at a recent gig and are getting together
especially for the festival. A mixture of West African music,
delta blues, jazz and reggae is the likely mix. Sadjo was
the star of the Samba Aid gig in McHughs in May.
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DJ
Rico |
DJ Rico: Drogheda-based Rico teaches salsa and is a DJ specialising
in Latin music.
In Redz he will host a salsa disco on Thursday night and
a Brazilian Grooves disco on Friday with Baile Brasil, Samba
de Futbal, Rio Funk and Latin House music.
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Samba
Mamas in Pyjamas |
Samba Mamas in Pyjamas: After a long absence Drogheda,
where the samba scene first began in Ireland, has its
own community samba band again. The Mamas chose pyjamas
festooned with the Brazilian flag as their uniform –
hence the name. They will play at the launch of the festival
and also the first gig in McPhails on the Friday.
Led by Kieran Gallagher of the Mad Hatters, they are all
mothers.
Contact: Kieran Gallagher 087-6888358 kadakaboomarts@eircom.net
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Samba
Cuisle |
Samba Cuisle: From Tralee, they are a new community samba
band and visit the festival for the first time.
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Mad
Hatters |
Mad Hatters: This Drogheda group really live up to their
name and on Saturday morning you won’t be able to
miss them in the streets of the town with their huge hats
and crazy antics.
Contact: Kieran Gallagher 087-6888358 kadakaboomarts@eircom.net
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Samboeire |
Samboeire: One of Ireland’s earliest samba schools
Sligo-based Samboeire have a funky sound which mixes Brazilian,
African and Cuban rhythms.
Contact: Fionnuala Kennedy samboeire@gmail.com or fionnulakennedy@hotmail.com,
www.samboeire.com
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Biko |
Biko: Drogheda’s world music band who play a wide
range of music, including South African jazz and kwela,
Cuban, Brazilian, French and East European. They will open
the festival fringe Global Grooves series in the Purple
Room.
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Maracatu
Ilha Brilho |
Maracatu Ilho Brilho: A special festival project group formed
by Tom Duffy of Kilkenny to perform Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian
samba style from the north-east of the country. He has brought
together percussionists from several Irish samba schools
including Jacare (Kilkenny), Samboeira (Sligo), Beat’n’Drum
(Belfast) and Bloco du Sud Est (Wexford). They will rock
McPhails on Sunday and then they are off to a Maracatu festival
in Paris.
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Morro
16 |
Morro 16: A samba percussion group set up by Canta Brasil
they specialise in the Rio Carnival sounds. They will
play a back to back performance with Canta Brasil in McPhails
and will also take parting the parade.
Contact: Grace Berkery graceberkery@hotmail.com 087-9976158
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Canta
Brasil |
Canta Brasil: A Dublin-based group who perform mainly
pagoda, a melodic, laid back samba style with plenty of
vocals, which is performed seated – a bit like a
seisuin.
Contact: Grace Berkery graceberkery@hotmail.com 087-9976158
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Mangeira |
Mangeira: A brass driven Latin band which returns each year
by popular demand. Their Saturday night gig in the D Hotel
will be thronged by members of the salsa classes set and
lovers of Latin cover music.
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Happy
City |
Happy City: Dublin’s original samba band they mix
traditional samba rhythms with modern western beats and
Celtic fusion.
Contact: 087-7792916, Stephen Gaughan happycitysamba@gmail.com
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Kaleb
Soares |
Kaleb Soares: A Brazilian-born guitarist who plays bossa
nova and MPB (Popular Brazilian Music) A regular performer
in a Dublin restaurant he will be appearing in La Vida.
Kaleb already has fans in Drogheda after performing at last
year’s festival and at the festival benefit gig.
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Beat’n’Drum |
Beat’n’Drum: Established in 2003 they are associated
with the Beat Initiative in Belfast which organises the
city’s annual carnival. They play samba, maracatu
and boomdang.
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