Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is collaborating with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois to offer a series of free community workshops on Afro-Brazilian drumming traditions including samba, samba-reggae, and maracatu. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the richness of these traditions in a small-group setting designed to be both fun and challenging. The aim of this introductory series is to establish an ongoing community ensemble.
Workshops will be led by Mark Becker, a student of Contra-Mestre Denis Chiaramonte in the Capoeira Angola tradition and a musician who has participated in and led 'blocos' in both Brazil and the United States.
Beginner and experienced players welcome. Instruments will be provided.
Three classes will be offered on:
Sunday, Feb 2, 2020 – 1:00 – 2:30p Sunday, Feb 16, 2020 – 1:00 – 2:30p Sunday, Mar 1, 2020 – 1:00 – 2:30p