Cancelled - Introduction to Afro-Brazilian Percussion Workshops

The upcoming community drumming workshops will be rescheduled for a later date. We look forward to building Bloco Gavião, a community ensemble sharing Afro-Brazilian drumming traditions including samba, samba-reggae, and maracatu.

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Due to popular demand, Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is extending our collaboration 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. Through these workshops participants have the opportunity to engage with the richness of these drumming traditions in a small-group setting designed to be both fun and challenging. The aim of this introductory series is to establish Bloco Gavião, an ongoing community ensemble.

Workshops are 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 are provided.

Workshops are offered at Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande – Illinois, located at 201 Lincoln Square, Space 157, Urbana on the following dates:

Sunday, Mar 22, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Mar 29, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, Apr 19, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p
Sunday, May 3, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:30p

A special session will be offered at Spurlock Museum's WorldFest on:
Sunday, Apr 5, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:45p