CONCORD, Calif. -- Feel the beat of the drums during an educational workshop set to the sounds of Samba music. House of Samba Kids is an interactive workshop that uses instruments and dance to capture ...

On a Friday evening in late July, a tropical downpour soaked Rio de Janeiro. It was not enough to deter the small crowd of revelers as they gathered around the entrance of Beco do Rato ("rat's alley") ...

For the first time since the Cuban conga (1938), it looks as though the U.S. is taking up a new ballroom dance. The new dance is the Brazilian samba* notable alike for its breezy tempo and its lilting ...

Over €540,000 has been awarded to performing groups and musicians including 40 marching and samba bands and orchestras to help them purchase musical instruments, it was announced by Music Network. In ...

Blocos de carnaval are Rio de Janeiro’s equivalent to New Orleans’ brass bands – though the Brazilian version is mostly samba music and only appears during the South American country’s annual Mardi ...