Mateus Picanco Lima Gomes ’18 grew up playing music in Brazil. When he was 11, he learned to strum the four-stringed cavaquinho. But as time went on, his interest in traditional Brazilian music waned, ...

Batalá New York is the premier all-women, Black-led, percussion ensemble, bringing high-energy performances to the people of New York City through an engaging blend of cultural education and joyous ...

This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, ...

Experience the energy and power of Afro Brazilian percussion in this hands on Samba Reggae pop up workshop. This session is open to beginners and anyone curious about rhythm music and Brazilian ...

Luciano Xavier began drumming in his native Brazil before he was even tall enough to reach the top of a drum. At 4 years old, his godfather noticed his rhythmic ability and built him a special stand ...

Choro is an instrumental genre of music which dates back to Rio de Janeiro in the late 1800s, when immigrants to the country brought European styles and melodic structures that fused with the native ...

Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

The CU Boulder College of Music’s percussion studio is taking bold steps forward with a revamped curriculum and a renewed focus on versatility, collaboration and joy in music making. Associate ...

Experience the energy and power of Afro Brazilian percussion in this hands on Samba Reggae pop up workshop. This session is open to beginners and anyone curious about rhythm music and Brazilian ...