Neuma Goncalves, Brazil's "First Lady of Samba," has died at age 78 after helping turn the Rio de Janeiro slum Mangueira into one of the best-loved samba schools at the world-famous Carnival parade.

A Cornish school has launched a new samba band for students. Pool Academy, part of Athena Learning Trust, has announced the formation of its new samba band. The band will be led by Joey Holmes, a ...

The pervasive sultry sounds and hypnotic syncopations of Latin-America’s artistic heritage have pulsed across the Americas’ ...

A troupe of clowns and musicians brought carnival spirit to young patients at a Rio hospital on Tuesday ... and staff into a moment of celebration. Trumpets, drums, and banjos filled the air ...

Berkeley Festival of Choro will be held April 17-20 and offers concerts featuring special guest musicians, three community ...

Coming out of Rio de Janeiro's favelas to global fame ... Passinho is driven by tambor drum beats, a fusion of samba, breaking, frevo, capoeira, afro and funk, evolving to integrate influences ...

And iconic it was: Rio’s Queen of the Drums, Erika Januza brought her Brazilian samba; YoungstaCPT and DJ Ready D rocked the crowd on their Gatsby float along with MCs Liezel van der Westhuizen and ...

Samba Fogo’s show is galvanizing in entertainment excellence and respectful cultural education but its most recent Dancestral ...

Among the highlights are a performance for Pope Francis at the Vatican, a performance on the Favela Stage at Rock in Rio in 2019 and a parade at Marquês do Sapucaí with the drums of the Beija-Flor de ...