If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, ...

Brazilian singer, composer and guitarist Cleber Augusto lost his voice to throat cancer 21 years ago, but thanks to AI, he’s ...

Samba can’t be learned from a textbook alone. Brazil’s musical tradition is ... project — one that could build community through music. Miamibloco musical director Brian Potts leads a ...

How music is played and how it’s shared is ... Miamibloco often blends Afro-Brazilian samba grooves and rhythms from next-door-neighbor sources such as Dominican merengue or Puerto Rican plena ...

The adjoining neighborhood, “Pequena Africa” or “Little Africa,” is a center of Black culture that developed into a hub for Afro-Brazilian resistance and gave birth to samba music and Carnival ...

One of Miamibloco's goals is to mix Brazilian samba beats with the music of other nationalities found in Miami, from Puerto Rico to Cuba to Colombia. This year's Saidera Social features an ...

often used in Afro-Brazilian religions and samba. ("Ta OK" by Dennis E Kevin O Chris) Afrobeat has served as another influence on baile funk. Born in Nigeria, it's an African music genre pioneered ...

The fusion of samba music and sounds from over 20 musical guests will be moving bodies in the 305. This fifth annual event promises to keep the Afro-Brazilian heartbeat alive. Cuci Amador ...

Nothing beats the energy you'll find at beaches in Brazil. As you relax on the sand ... while soccer balls fly in the air and music seems to come from every direction. There are many beaches ...

began organizing meetups in 2017 in parks and backyards to teach friends how to play drums and traditional samba music. After spending time in Brazil, learning the unique variations of music among ...