RIO DE JANEIRO — At a classical orchestra, a conductor’s raised hands often means the start of a performance. Tracing shapes in the air could point to how each beat must come. And one’s free fingers ...

Drum Nation, a community led samba drumming collective will continue its festive tradition of performing a gig on New Year’s ...

(Second in a series looking at local reaction to the World Cup.) They showed a World Cup match with Portuguese commentary on Tuesday. At least, that was the rumor. South Africa has its vuvuzelas, the ...

Following the success of the Droichead Arts Centre initiated Samba Group workshops for Julys samba Festival, the workshops for adults get underway to give the public an opportunity to play those big ...

Moving to the beat of the samba drum, Drogheda launches the 2005 Samba Festival. Picture: Fran Caffrey/ Newsfile Like the cuckoo, the sound of the first samba drums heralded the arrival of summer to ...

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COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (Reuters) - FIFA has banned samba drums from Brazil's World Cup stadiums but even though local authorities are not happy about it they say it will not diminish the atmosphere ...