Batala Portsmouth

Description:

Name:

Batala Portsmouth

Screen Name:

BatalaPortsmouth

Years Together:

7

Level Of Commitment:

Committed

Gigs Played:

Over 100

Tend to Practice:

1 time per week

Batala Portsmouth is a Samba Reggae band that was founded in 2001 by Paulo Garcia a Brasilian IT student at Portsmouth University and are part of the MundoBatala Project run by Giba Goncalves. In the ensuing years they have played all over the south of England and also regularly join with other Batalas to play major events such as the Notting Hill Carnival, the French Fete de Musique and the Salvador Carnaval (the biggest and certainly the noisiest Carnival in the world) in Brasil.

We are always interested in recruiting new members and although experience is helpful, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn is the most important thing.

Influences:

Cortejo Afro
Olodum
Ilê Aiyê
Timbalada

Equipment List:

Full set of samba drums - repiniques, caixas, three sizes of surdo.

Members Of Band:

Ruth, Jo, Sarah, Janine, Pete, James, Lou, Zoe, Josh, Liam, Ian, Hugh, Chris, Mandy, Brenda, Ged, Dee, Charlene, Caroline, Nathan

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