Join us at Strathmore's UkeFest for an evening performance by both professional and amateur ukulele players, including UkeFest faculty member and EducArte executive director Pablo Regis (cavaquinho). The programs starts with a half-hour open mic for UkeFest students followed by an amazing lineup of our esteemed instructors. Lineup: 6:30pm: Open Mic (UkeFest students) 7:00pm: […]
Pablo's Baile happens every third Thursday of the month at Bossa Bistro! An electrifying mix of percussion, passion, and Brazilian Portuguese, Pablo's Baile showcases the best of live Brazilian dance music, including samba and forró. Pablo's Baile was featured in Washington City Paper in December 2021! Check it out: City Lights—Pablo's Baile Brings Brazil to […]
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Learn samba dance from Sonia Pessoa, a native of Bahia, Brazil, the first home of samba. Sonia is an authentic sambista, with her charismatic smile, unique hip movements, and long, expressive arms. She spreads charm and vibrant energy to those who watch her. She has been dancing professionally and teaching the art and magic of samba […]
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any. This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion ensemble practice. […]
Pablo Regis, Cissa Paz, and Martche Miranda perform Brazilian music as part of the National Folk Festival in Salisbury, MD, organized by the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Acclaimed by fans and critics alike and hailed as one of the great Brazilian singer songwriters of the last 30 years, Adriana Calcanhotto is a musical chameleon who navigates from bossa nova, to samba, avant-gard, pop, MPB and beyond. A 2X Latin GRAMMY winner, Calcanhotto began her career in the mid 1980’s and has released […]
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance workshop hosted by EducArte. All levels are welcome to participate. Learn the basics of Recife's carnival dance, frevo! Dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach frevo dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop […]
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any. This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion ensemble practice. […]
For ABRACE members only. To learn more about ABRACE, visit abracebrasil.org. Learn more about EducArte's music program with ABRACE here. EducArte's Portuguese-language music lessons are supported by funding from:
Learn samba from Zezeh, Brazilian dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, and healer from São Paulo with a mission to bring more joy to the world through art.
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any. This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion ensemble practice. […]
