Wellington Batucada will play at the 2009 Newtown Festival on Sunday, 8 March.
We start the parade at 3.30pm, at the Wilson Street Stage. Where will the parade end? You’ll have to be there to find out!
Wellington Batucada will play at the 2009 Jackson Street Fiesta on Saturday, 7 March.
Two performances: one at 5.30pm, and one at 8.30pm.
Also playing at the Fiesta, at 7.30pm: Zirigidum, with their mix of juicy Brazilian rhythms.
Wellington Batucada once again excelled in the parade, winning the Supreme prize with their fish-themed entry which included drummers in goldfish hats, samba dancers in glittering blue fish costumes and a huge illuminated deep sea creature.
Cuba Street Carnival website
Batucada
Photo by smartin
DrumOff Samba Intro (via abbyturbo)
Tim Cooke, of percussion and dance group Wellington Batucada,
thinks their giant anglerfish has a fighting chance
in the Cuba St Carnival float competition
Photo by Phil Reid, Dominion Post
Carlos Ferreira is a samba master that is being sponsored by the embassy of Brazil to travel around the Batucada groups in Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua and Wellington and lead percussion workshops with each of the groups.
All of the groups will then travel to Wellington to take part in the Cuba Street carnival’s illuminated night parade on February 21 and after the parade there will be a big Batucada clash in the streets of Wellington with around 400 drummers and samba dancers.
TV3, 18 February 2009
from Saturday Morning on Saturday 14 February 2009
Members of the Wellington Batucada drumming troupe and Carnival Queen Clo Mudrik, live in session.
Radio New Zealand, 14 February 2009
You’ll have to wait and see…
Cuba Street Carnival float preview
Photo by Michael Edge-Perkins
Zirigidum @ Soundshell, 11 January 2009 (Maracatu) (via milfontPHD)