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SYB to play Boteco Do Brasil's 2nd Birthday!

sambayabamba — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:10:03 +0000

Beat those winter blues by coming down to Boteco Do Brasil this Saturday for a wee shimmy and some sunny cocktails to celebrate the 2nd birthday of Glasgows very own Brazillian bar and restaurant.

Weekly classes postponed

SambaYaBamba — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:15:35 +0000

With great reluctance and deep regret, we've had to cancel the workshops due to start tomorrow evening (Wednesday 18th). We have been given notice to move out of our current rehearsal space and it has quickly become an environment completely unsuitable for classes, for various reasons.

Weekly classes start back next week!

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:09:49 +0000

Want to try something new this year? Why not try your hand at samba? Our open workshops start next Wednesday, all levels welcome. Beat the January blues and start 2012 with a bang! (pun intended)

Click here for more info

SambaYaBamba Set To Hit The Streets Of Glasgow!

sambayabamba — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:28:32 +0000

SambaYaBamba will be heading to Buchanan street on Saturday morning to get you all into the festive spirit with some good old fashioned SAMBA! Follow your happy ears down and have a wee seasonal shoogle on us!

Glasgow Pagode Weekend 30th Sept - 2nd Oct

SambaYaBamba — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:00:43 +0100

A dedicated weekend of performances & workshops studying 'pagode' (funky samba songs accompanied by hand percussion and guitars) the type of samba found in bars and parties in Brazil.

Heading to Gdansk to play in Festiwal Kultury

sambayabamba — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:24:12 +0100

This September SYB will be looking out the big red passport and heading across the water to Poland. We are delighted to have been invited to take part in the Gdański Festiwal Kultury.

SYB Sail To Stornoway!

sambayabamba — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:51:46 +0100

After the fun we had two years ago playing at the Homecoming Festival it was a true blessing to be invited back to play as part of the Tall Ships event.

SambaYaBamba in Paris

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:57:40 +0100

This June SambaYaBamba were privileged to be the special guests of Muleketu in Paris at their extravagant and epic 10th ann

The Road to the Isles

SambaYaBamba — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:34:16 +0100

This year saw a lifelong ambition of the band fulfilled with a glorious weekend performing in the Hebridean metropolis of Stornoway at the 2009 Homecoming Hebridean Tattoo.

Late Summer Festivals

SambaYaBamba — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:04:29 +0100

Half the Summer may be gone but there is still very much half left! SambaYaBamba will be at Eden Festival (4th-6th Sep) in the Forest of Ae in Dumfries and Galloway.

Coburg 2009 Report

SambaYaBamba — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:09:10 +0100

This July SambaYaBamba represented Glasgow and Scotland for the 5th time in the biggest Samba event outside Brazil, Coburg International Samba Festival in darkest Germany.

After being tormented and not-so-politely robbed by Satan's very o

Showcase Photos Now Online

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:49:05 +0100

Needless to say the 4th Scottish Samba Showcase was a resounding succe

Showcase Videos

SambaYaBamba — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:49:05 +0100

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After a huge mess in the run up the West End Festival has passed back to the community.

Into 2009

SambaYaBamba — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:55:06 +0100

2008 was a great year for the band with fantastic shows from Departure Lounge in Edinburgh to Knockengorroch in the deep south and HydroConnect on the west coast to Perth and Aberdeen in the north.

SambaYaBamba v Brighton Carnival Collective

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:21:38 +0000

Do not miss SambaYaBamba and Brighton Carnival Collective head to head in Stereo! Enough said. If you only see one SambaYaBamba gig this year, this is the one to see. Along with the outstanding CC who have sold out in the Riverside Club twice before.

SambaYaBamba's 2008 European Tour

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:09:38 +0000

SYB's Saltire up in Mocidade's Quadra!

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:06:19 +0000

We presented this flag, along with a bottle of our "Vinha Especial" to Mestre Jonas, director of bateria at Mocidade Samba School when he was here in Glasgow to teach SambaYaBamba, and sure enough, as promised, he has put it up in the hallowed quadra of Mocidade Independente do Padre Miguel, Rio de

Brass Players

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:02:33 +0000

We're always on the lookout for dedicated brass players ...

Our Very Own Article in Brazilian Newspaper: O Globo

SambaYaBamba — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:47:42 +0000

The Brazilian national newspaper; O Globo, with a readership of over 300,000 a day recently did a very complimentary article on SambaYaBamba ...