Beat Carnival Residency with Bongar (Brazil) 13 – 20 June
16th June 2010
John Wilson, sticks, takes time out with
Beto da xamba – pandeiro; Tontonho da xamba – pandeiro; Guitinho da xamba – vocals
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and Sam Davidson, guitar, joins in.
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Bongar, Beat, Brazil, Ballymena, Belfast & Big drum
Bril.
Bongar, from Olinda-Recife in Pernambuco, NE Brazil
are in Belfast for a cultural exchange. They will be working with Beat’s youth groups, Beatndrum and traditional drummers and musicians. The Residency culminates in the Beat Carnival Weekend with the Belfast City Carnival on saturday 19th June.
–> Click here to go to video: Grupo Bongar
Workshop session 1, Sunday