Coverage of Wellington Batucada at the Jackson Street Fiesta, Petone
Rhythm is a dancer
Photo by Andrew Gorrie, The Dominion Post
Jackson Street Fiesta 2009
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Category Archives: Performance
Sunday, 8 March – Newtown Festival, Newtown
Upcoming parade warning!
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!
Saturday, 7 March – Jackson Street Fiesta, Petone
Upcoming performance
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.
Cuba Street Carnival 2009
Wellington Batucada – Cuba Street Carnival champions!
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
Batucada Clash – Cuba St Carnival 2009
Wellington Batucada, Auckland’s AKSamba, Tauranga Samba and Rotorua’s Samblasta with Carlos Ferreira
DrumOff Samba Intro (via abbyturbo)
Angling for another carnival win
Cuba Street Carnival 2009
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
Samba master arrives down under
Cuba Street Carnival pre-coverage from TV3
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
Drumming Brazilian Batucada Favourites
Wellington Batucada on Radio New Zealand’s Kim Hill show
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
Cuba Street Carnival sneak peek
Could this be part of our carnival float perchance???
You’ll have to wait and see…
Cuba Street Carnival float preview
Photo by Michael Edge-Perkins