It’s not Carnival, and we’re not in Brazil, but we do have a festival — Exit Zero Jazz Festival — and PhillyBloco will bring the best of Brazilian percussion right to our own backyard when it plays ...

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 ...

Brazilian percussion musicians Ney Rosauro, Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, and Heitor Villa-Lobos will be honored during this concert at the Frost School of Music. The University of Miami Percussion ...

R.Evolución Latina, in collaboration with Pregones/PRTT, have announced the premiere of "Barba: A Brazilian Body Percussion Musical," directed by director and choreographer Luis Salgado. This ...

Hosted on the beautiful CU Boulder College of Music campus, our Bateria Directing Symposium is specifically designed and intended for experienced percussionists and teachers to develop skills and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Essence of Brazil 2019 performance showcases traditional Afro-Brazilian dance, live Brazilian percussion, colorful hand made costumes, lightning fast kicks, unbelievable movement, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. This special staging will be performed in Spanish, marking the musical’s first ...

The sound of bells ringing out the time on McDaniel College’s campus clanged through the summer air, but on this Friday, they were drowned out by a different sound: drums. The Baker Memorial Chapel ...

Marcos Odara has been playing the conga drums for 39 years and teaching for the last 20. Odara hails from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and now calls Oakland home. The drum master teaches Brazilian ...

Percussionist Brian Potts is founder, CEO, and musical director of Miamibloco. The 80-member strong percussion ensemble with more than 20 guests will be performing in its fifth annual “Saideira Social ...

It may look like a simple bow and gourd, but its sounds are warm, rich and deeply melodic. And unless you’ve been to Brazil before, you’ve probably never heard of it. “The berimbau for us is something ...

Composer James Newton Howard is no stranger to action films. He’s done dozens of them, from “The Fugitive” and “King Kong” to “The Hunger Games” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” But it’s ...