A great sunshiny day for a parade!
What a lovely day, and what a lovely gig.
My goodness. What a stonkingly hot day that was – you can’t beat Welly etc etc.
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Island Bay Festival Parade 2020
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Dancing into Summer with WellingtonNZ
Why is everyone dancing around Wellington this summer?
Dance your way around Wellington this summer! Video by WellingtonNZ.com
We were rather thrilled to be invited to do a bit of filming as part of the latest WellingtonNZ promo video.
A bunch of us got together over lunch, the film crew hit “record”, and we started drumming and dancing next to the Bucket Fountain on Cuba Street.
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Andrew and Marina’s wedding
Surprise!
At a remote venue on the windswept hills above Ohariu Valley we were the surprise entertainment as we drummed and danced at the wedding of Marina and Andrew – a lovely Brazilian/Kiwi couple.
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Walking Stars Wellington 2019
Entertaining the walkers on a cold and windy Oriental Bay evening
Wellington Batucada drummers entertain the sponsored walkers at Walking Stars Wellington. Video by Tom S Etuata.
Coastlands Carnival 2019
A birthday celebration up the coast
This was a fun gig that got a lot of people moving. The organizers have given us great feedback and apparently the crowd was good over the whole event.
Here is a thank you from Jenny who was the main organiser (and a fellow sambista herself from Samba Ao Vento in Palmy):
Ode to the Moon 2019
Celebrating the Chinese Autumn Festival on the Full Moon
A great gig for the crew at the Ode to the Moon Multicultural show at Lower Hutt Town Hall. A fun and vibrant night was had by all.
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Wellington Pride Parade 2019
Bringing the love to the streets of Wellington
Pride is such a wonderful gig to be a part of. We’ve watched this fantastically inclusive event grow over the years to become quite epic, and it’s one of the band’s favourite parades – probably the craziest parade we do. The crowd and all our fellow paraders are so much fun.
Wellington Batucada at CubaDupa 2019
Live on-stage at the Opera House
Due to the recent tragic events in Christchurch, CubaDupa was moved offstreet this year.
Our Sunday Swan Stage show went ahead as planned – but on-stage at the Opera House (ooohhh!!).
Wellington Batucada drummers and dancers perform live at the Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand – as part of CubaDupa 2019. This year we celebrated the life and music of Mestre Moa do Katande, who was an inspiration to us all.
CubaDupa weekend 2019 – samba jam party
Jamming with our samba-loving mates from around NZ
Due to the recent tragic events in Christchurch, CubaDupa was moved offstreet this year.
This meant, sadly, that all of the street performances planned by Wellington Batucada and our samba whanau from around the country could not go ahead. So instead, we decided to host a massive Samba Jam on the Saturday at our rehearsal space – the Cook Island Hall in Newtown.
Wellington Batucada host a samba jam party at the Cook Island Hall for all our samba-loving friends and bands from around the country. Video by Tom S Etuata.
Newtown Fair 2019
Newtown does it again!
We adore Newtown Fair. And this year, the weather was spectacular. As, of course, were we.
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