The Brazilian Beat

Epi 89 Joe Goglia, Samba De Cavalo Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: chiinabadalo@gmail.com Drums, gear and accessories at GoSamba.net Bio: Originally from Barnegat, New Jersey, Joe Goglia has been living in Tempe, Arizona since 2002. Upon moving to Arizona, he comple...

Epi 88 Claudinho Santana Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: chiinabadalo@gmail.com Bio: Claudio Santana is a percussionist from Pernambuco, Brazil, and enjoys mixing Brazilian influences with foreign influences obtained through his travels.  Santana started his ca...

Epi 87 Clarice Cast Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download GoSamba.net Helping you annoy your neighbors since 2018! Bio: Clarice Cast is a multi percussionist from São Paulo, Brazil. She earned a Bachelor of Music from Northern Illinois University and a Masters in World Percussion from the California Institute of the Arts. She is an active performer, recording artist, and composer in Los Angele...

Alan Hetherington Epi 86 Alan Hetherington from Samba Toronto Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download GoSamba.net Drums, bags, mallets and gear direct from Brazil! Bio: Alan Hetherington’s performing experience spans many of the musical genres in the west where percussion can be found today. He has performed widely in North and South America, and the Caribbean: Cumbia in Colombia, the Joropo tra...

Leo Leobons with a berimbau. Epi 85 Léo Leobons Dianna Ramires & Courtney Danley Download GoSamba.net Brazilian drums and gear. Bio: Started at Candomblé at the age of eight as Ogã de Xangô, Leo Leobons brings the rhythm in his vein and in his soul. After seventeen years in the United States playing Afro-Latin music, and with numerous trips to Cuba playing and performing with Cuban musicians, he b...

Leandro Barsotti directing his bateria. Epi 84 Leandro Barsotti Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Repique mor! Samba drums and gear at GoSamba.net Bio: Leandro Barsotti is the founder and director of G.R.E.S. Estação Primeira de Lanús, which was founded in 2008. He is also the coordinator and director of the Rhythm Oficinas (workshops) of Estação Primeira de Lanús which trains students to...

Epi 83 Thayane Cantanhêde Dianna Ramires & Courtney Danley Download Get your chocalho at GoSamba.net Chocalhos, straps, drums, and gear. Bio: Thayane Cantanhêde, is a percussion instructor and children’s musicalization teacher along with being a chocalho director in Rio's carnaval for over 10 years, and she is a reference when it comes to this instrument. In her history, she has collected several...

China do Estácio talks with us about his project Ritmo Solidário which give basic food and sanitation supplies to vulnerable members of Rio's samba school bateria members.

Brian Davis playing pandeiro. Epi 81 Brian Davis, Lions of Batucada, Pink Martini Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Drums and gear direct from Brazil. GoSamba.net Bio: Brian Lavern Davis was raised in Portland, Oregon, and his musical studies have taken him to India, Japan, New York, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Jamaica, and Brazil. His teachers include Jorge Alabe, Obo Addy, Yacub Addy, Jose Rica...

Hebert Bruno with his repique mor Epi 80 Hebert Bruno from DuettO Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Repique mor at GoSamba.net Samba drum, straps, bags and gear at GoSamba.net Shop Now Bio: Hebert Bruno grew up in a family of sambistas. His mother made costumes for the samba school for 15 years and his father was on the organizing board of his neighborhood samba school Só Vou se Você For....

Gabriel Lopes is creating a lot of valuable resources for folks like you and me who love samba and want to learn more!

Darren Cottingham AK Samba, New Zealand. Epi 78 Darren Cottingham, AK Samba, Auckland, New Zealand Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download All kinds of Caixas at GoSamba.net Shop Now Support The Brazilian Beat Podcast at Ko-Fi/thebrazilianbeat GoSamba.net Bio: Darren Cottingham is the musical director of AKSamba in Auckland, New Zealand, where he's lived for the last 26 years. With his backgroun...

Fred Turuka Musical Director, leading London School of Samba Epi 77 Mestre Fred, London School of Samba Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Samba Gear and accessories! Buy tamborims! Support the podcast at: Ko-Fi.com/thebrazilianbeat GoSamba.net Bio: Mestre Fred (Fred Turuka) is the Musical Director for the London School of Samba. He has been involved with many of the samba (and samba fusion...

Alexandre Garnizé Epi 76 Alexandre Garnizé, Part 2 Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download GoSamba.net sells Brazilian Percussion instruments! Shop Now Bio: Garnize’ was born in Camaragibe, a metropolitan region of Recife Pernambuco, but he now lives in Rio de Janeiro.  Versatility, talent and attitude are the trademarks of this multifaceted percussionist who has traveled the world to repre...

Epi 75 Alexandre Garnizé Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Brazilian instruments and gear at GoSamba.net Shop Garnize Bio: Garnize’ was born in Camaragibe, a metropolitan region of Recife Pernambuco, but he now lives in Rio de Janeiro.  Versatility, talent and attitude are the trademarks of this multifaceted percussionist who has traveled the world to represent his community and Afro-...

Mestra Thaís shares her inspiring story with us!

Mestre Junior on the Avenida! Episode 73 Mestre Junior Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Brazilian drums at GoSamba.net Bio: Mestre Junior started in Portela in 1997 and went through several samba schools such as the Grande Rio, Unidos da Tijuca, Mocidade Independente, Beija Flor, Viradouro among others He started as a director in the bloco badalo de Santa Teresa and from there he was a di...

Lucas is full of positive energy it was really nice to spend a couple of hours with him picking his brain about the repique.

Bruno Vinezof playing pandeiro Epi 71 Bruno Vinezof, Maracatu Texas Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Alfaia skins at GoSamba.net Check them out! Bio: Bruno Vinezof – Bruno is a native of Pernambuco-Brazil. Born in Olinda, a city where the traditional arts and culture are stronger than ever, Bruno has extensive experience with a wide variety of musical styles. He has participated in ensembles perfo...

Vincent explains what its like to be a French man living in Rio and playing samba. He also tells us what equipment he uses for recording baterias.

Caio do Repique started playing with Viradouro Samba School when he was 10 years old! Not only playing in the bateria, but calling in the bateria!! Caio is now 12 years old and is our youngest podcast guest! Caio and his mom Chris tell us about what it is like to be Viradouro's Mascot and what it is like to call in 300 drummers!

Francisco Machado Epi 68 Francisco Machado Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Bio: Curriculum My name is Francisco Machado and I am a professional and music lover. At 9 years old I had contact with the world of music in social projects for low-income young people. I am very grateful for that! My main instrument is the ganzá, an afro-indigenous rattle widely used in samba and other Brazilian rhythms....

Ami gives us a beautiful history of choro and how it ties into the origins of samba.

Conversation with Dr. Jason Koontz about his percussion life and his projects at Eastern Kentucky University.

Rob Arcari Epi 65 Rob Arcari, from Melbourne Australia Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Brazil Nut Agogo at GoSamba.net Bio: Melbourne based musician, Rob Arcari has been teaching percussion for the last 18 years throughout Europe and Australia. Rob specialises in both Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Cuban folkloric drums and percussion, with a special passion for the music from Rio’s samba schoo...