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The Brazilian Beat
by Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez
Getting to know the Brazilian percussion music-making community, one interview at a time with your hosts, Courtney and Dianna
Episodes
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Epi 114 Jonathan Hernandez Padua
Epi 114 Jonathan Hernandez Padua Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Promotes multicultural dissemination between both countries, Mexico and Brazil, through musical dissemination. Expressing our art through samba school bateria originating in Rio De Janeiro with young Mexicans…
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Epi 113 Diego Oliveira
Epi 113 Diego Oliveira Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Diego de Oliveira was Born and raised in Nilópolis. Since he was very young, Diego has lived in the world of samba. He has been a Mestre sala, was part of the Kids bateria and is currently a bateria director at the Beija-Flor samba...
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Epi 112 Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez Epi 112 Robert Lopez Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Bio: Robert Lopez is a percussionist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His background in various types of music such as folkloric traditions of Brazil, Ghana and Cuba, alongside contemporary chamber music...
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Epi 111 Mestre Guilherme & Mestre Gustavo from Acadêmicos do Salgueiro
Epi 111 Mestre Guilherme & Mestre Gustavo of Acadêmicos do Salgueiro Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bjuRxPEnvOM We are running a fundraiser for a software purchase, Zoom, Adobe Suite and our annual website fees. Support the podcast click below.…
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Epi 110 Sabrina Ginga of Salgueiro and Mestre Curtis of Casa Samba
Sabrina Ginga of Salgueiro Samba School and Mestre Curtis of Casa Samba Sabrina Ginga & Mestre Curtis partnership between Acadêmicos do Salgueiro & Casa Samba Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download We are running a fundraiser for a software purchase, Zoom, Adobe Suite and our annual website...
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Epi 109 Gustavo Perez aka Nômade
Photo by Nelson Malfacini www.instagram.com/nelsonmalfacini/ Epi 109 Gustavo Perez aka Nômade Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Gustavo Perez, nicknamed Nômade, is originally from São Paulo, where he originally learned to play samba. He played with many samba schools as a youth. He...
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Epi 108 Silvia Manrique
Epi 208 Silvia Manrique Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Bio: About Silvia Manrique Silvia Manrique is a Chicago-based Brazilian and Latin Jazz vocalist. She has performed at respected venues and festivals like the Old Town School of Folk Music, the Logan Square Arts Festival, the…
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Epi 107 Mestra Laísa Lima
Epi 107 Mestra Laísa Lima Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Bio: Laísa Lima was born into samba, as the daughter of samba legend, Laíla, and samba performer Elaine, and granddaughter of ala director, Jurema. She grew up seeing her family take part in Carnaval, and wanted to be a part of…
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Epi 106 Renan Gohan, Imperatriz Leopoldinense
Renan Gohan tells us about growing up playing samba and being a director at Imperatriz today. We talk about what Imperatriz's win means for the community, what makes Mestre Lolo such a good mestre, his feelings the day of the apuração and so much more.
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Epi 105 Carnaval 2023
Epi 105 Carnaval 2023 Silvia Manrique/Dianna Ramirez/Courtney Danley
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Epi 104 Michel Silva Barros
Bio: Michel Silva Barros He started in the samba world as a kid going with his father to samba schools in Nova Iguaçu, his home city on the outskirts of Rio. His debuted in samba schools was in 2001, parading for the Leão de Nova Iguaçu, in the grupo acesso À, at the age of 7 and remained there...
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Epi 103 Gabriel Policarpo
Epi 103 Gabriel Policarpo Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Bio: A reference in the samba world, the musician, arranger and educator, Gabriel Policarpo, stands out for his creative and virtuosic way of playing the repique. At the age of 13, he joined the school in his neighborhood in...
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Epi 102 Ékò Samba in Lagos, Nigeria. Seyi Ajeigbe and Emmanuel Offe.
Seyi Ajeigbe, founder of Eko Samba Emmanuel Offe, Musical Director of Ékò Samba. Epi 102 Ékò Samba in Lagos, Nigeria. Seyi Ajeigbe and Emmanuel Offe Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Bios: Seyi Ajeigbe, founder of Eko Samba community, is a British born Nigerian musician with over 15 years...
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Epi 101 California Brazil Camp, Dennis Broughton and Rich Rice.
Photo credit Eric Crawford. Dennis on the left. Rich on the bike. Epi 101 California Brazil Camp, Dennis Broughton and Rich Rice Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download After two long years, we are excited to say that we will be going back to our Happy Place this summer, California Brazil Camp!...
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Epi 100 Waguinho do Repique
Epi 100 Waguinho do Repique Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Bio: Wagner Silva, better known as Waguinho do Repique, is the son of two giants...
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Epi 99 Dr. Brian Potts
Brian tells us about creating Miami Bloco, performing and recording with PRD Mais, writing a doctoral essay on Marcos Suzano and traveling to Brazil more than 30 times.
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Epi 98 Andrew Hartzell, Samba Savannah
Epi 98 Andrew Hartzell, Samba Savannah Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Drums and gear from Brazil. At GoSamba.net Bio: Andrew Hartzell is…
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Epi 97 Jhones Thuram, Director & Repique de Bossa
Epi 97 Jhones Thuram, Director & Repique de Bossa Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Bio: Jhones is working as a bateria director for 3 of…
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Epi 96 Çağrı Yüce, Istanbul School of Samba
Epi 96 Çağrı Yüce, Istanbul School of Samba Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Bio: Çağrı Yüce is co-director of Istanbul School of Samba. Çağrı has...
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Epi 95 Aninha Malandro (Ana Laidley), International Samba Congress
Epi 95 Aninha Malandro (Ana Laidley), International Samba Congress Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Ana...
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Epi 94 Mestre Macaco Branco
Mestre of Vila Isabel Bateria, Mestre Macaco Branco. Epi 94 Mestre Macaco Branco Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] GoSamba.net Drums and gear...
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Epi 93 Ritmo Solidário, China do Estácio II
Epi 93 Ritmo Solidário, China do Estácio Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download We check in with China do Estácio about how things are going with Ritmo Solidário. Organized by sambista China do Estácio Master Samba Composer from Estácio de Sá, the campaign has been mobilizing bateria Mestres...
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Epi 92 Jovino Santos Neto
Photo by Luiza Grob dos Santos Epi 91 Jovino Santos Neto Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download GoSamba.net Brazilian drums and gear. Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Bio…
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Epi 91 Renato Lage, Samba Houston
Renato Lage tells us about starting a group, Samba Houston, during the pandemic with the help from Batuque Digital.
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Epi 90 Juliana Cantarelli Vita
Epi 90 Juliana Cantarelli Vita Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Maracatu caixas available at GoSamba.net Bio: Juliana Cantarelli Vita is a...
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Epi 89 Joe Goglia
Epi 89 Joe Goglia, Samba De Cavalo Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Drums, gear and accessories at GoSamba.net Bio: Originally from Barnegat,...
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Epi 88 Claudinho Santana
Epi 88 Claudinho Santana Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Support Ritmo Solidário Help feed and support Samba School bateria players during the pandemic. PayPal Website Use address: [email protected] Bio: Claudio Santana is a percussionist from Pernambuco, Brazil, and enjoys mixing...
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Epi 87 Clarice Cast
Epi 87 Clarice Cast Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download GoSamba.net Helping you annoy your neighbors since 2018! Bio: Clarice Cast is a multi percussionist from São Paulo, Brazil. She earned a Bachelor of Music from Northern Illinois University and a Masters in World Percussion from the...
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Episode 86 Alan Hetherington from Samba Toronto
Alan Hetherington Epi 86 Alan Hetherington from Samba Toronto Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download GoSamba.net Drums, bags, mallets and gear direct from Brazil! Bio: Alan Hetherington’s performing experience spans many of the musical genres in the west where percussion can be found today. He...
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Epi 85 Léo Leobons
Leo Leobons with a berimbau. Epi 85 Léo Leobons Dianna Ramires & Courtney Danley Download GoSamba.net Brazilian drums and gear. Bio: Started at Candomblé at the age of eight as Ogã de Xangô, Leo Leobons brings the rhythm in his vein and in his soul. After seventeen years in the United States...
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Epi 84 Leandro Barsotti
Leandro Barsotti directing his bateria. Epi 84 Leandro Barsotti Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Repique mor! Samba drums and gear at GoSamba.net Bio: Leandro Barsotti is the founder and director of G.R.E.S. Estação Primeira de Lanús, which was founded in 2008. He is also the coordinator...
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Epi 83 Thayane Cantanhêde
Epi 83 Thayane Cantanhêde Dianna Ramires & Courtney Danley Download Get your chocalho at GoSamba.net Chocalhos, straps, drums, and gear. Bio: Thayane Cantanhêde, is a percussion instructor and children’s musicalization teacher along with being a chocalho director in Rio's carnaval for over 10...
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Epi 82 Ritmo Solidário, China do Estácio
China do Estácio talks with us about his project Ritmo Solidário which give basic food and sanitation supplies to vulnerable members of Rio's samba school bateria members.
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Epi 81 Brian Davis, Lions of Batucada, Pink Martini
Brian Davis playing pandeiro. Epi 81 Brian Davis, Lions of Batucada, Pink Martini Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Drums and gear direct from Brazil. GoSamba.net Bio: Brian Lavern Davis was raised in Portland, Oregon, and his musical studies have taken him to India, Japan, New York…
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Epi 80 Hebert Bruno from DuettO
Hebert Bruno with his repique mor Epi 80 Hebert Bruno from DuettO Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Repique mor at GoSamba.net Samba drum, straps, bags and gear at GoSamba.net Shop Now Bio: Hebert Bruno grew up in a family of sambistas. His mother made costumes for the samba school for 15...
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Epi 79 Gabriel Lopes
Gabriel Lopes is creating a lot of valuable resources for folks like you and me who love samba and want to learn more!
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Epi 78 Darren Cottingham, AK Samba, New Zealand
Darren Cottingham AK Samba, New Zealand. Epi 78 Darren Cottingham, AK Samba, Auckland, New Zealand Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download All kinds of Caixas at GoSamba.net Shop Now Support The Brazilian Beat Podcast at Ko-Fi/thebrazilianbeat GoSamba.net Bio: Darren Cottingham is the musical...
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Epi 77 Mestre Fred, London School of Samba
Fred Turuka Musical Director, leading London School of Samba Epi 77 Mestre Fred, London School of Samba Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Samba Gear and accessories! Buy tamborims! Support the podcast at: Ko-Fi.com/thebrazilianbeat GoSamba.net Bio: Mestre Fred (Fred Turuka) is the Musical...
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Epi 76 Alexandre Garnizé, Part 2
Alexandre Garnizé Epi 76 Alexandre Garnizé, Part 2 Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download GoSamba.net sells Brazilian Percussion instruments! Shop Now Bio: Garnize’ was born in Camaragibe, a metropolitan region of Recife Pernambuco, but he now lives in Rio de Janeiro. Versatility, talent and...
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Epi 75 Alexandre Garnizé, Part 1
Epi 75 Alexandre Garnizé Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Download Brazilian instruments and gear at GoSamba.net Shop Garnize Bio: Garnize’ was born in Camaragibe, a metropolitan region of Recife Pernambuco, but he now lives in Rio de Janeiro. Versatility, talent and attitude are the trademarks…
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Epi 74 Mestra Thaís Rodrigues
Mestra Thaís shares her inspiring story with us!
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Epi 73 Mestre Junior
Mestre Junior on the Avenida! Episode 73 Mestre Junior Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Brazilian drums at GoSamba.net Bio: Mestre Junior started in Portela in 1997 and went through several samba schools such as the Grande Rio, Unidos da Tijuca, Mocidade Independente, Beija Flor…
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Epi 72 Lucas Eduardo from DuettO
Lucas is full of positive energy it was really nice to spend a couple of hours with him picking his brain about the repique.
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Epi 71 Bruno Vinezof, Maracatu Texas
Bruno Vinezof playing pandeiro Epi 71 Bruno Vinezof, Maracatu Texas Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Alfaia skins at GoSamba.net Check them out! Bio: Bruno Vinezof – Bruno is a native of Pernambuco-Brazil. Born in Olinda, a city where the traditional arts and culture are stronger than ever, Bruno...
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Epi 70 Vincent Bonnet with tips on recording baterias!
Vincent explains what its like to be a French man living in Rio and playing samba. He also tells us what equipment he uses for recording baterias.
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Epi 69 Caio do Repique
Caio do Repique started playing with Viradouro Samba School when he was 10 years old! Not only playing in the bateria, but calling in the bateria!! Caio is now 12 years old and is our youngest podcast guest! Caio and his mom Chris tell us about what it is like to be Viradouro's Mascot and what it...
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Epi 68 Francisco Machado
Francisco Machado Epi 68 Francisco Machado Dianna Ramirez & Courtney Danley Bio: Curriculum My name is Francisco Machado and I am a professional and music lover. At 9 years old I had contact with the world of music in social projects for low-income young people. I am very grateful for that! My…
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Epi 67 Ami Molinelli
Ami gives us a beautiful history of choro and how it ties into the origins of samba.
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Epi 66 Dr. Jason Koontz from Eastern Kentucky University
Conversation with Dr. Jason Koontz about his percussion life and his projects at Eastern Kentucky University.
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Epi 65 Rob Arcari, from Melbourne Australia
Rob Arcari Epi 65 Rob Arcari, from Melbourne Australia Courtney Danley & Dianna Ramirez Download Brazil Nut Agogo at GoSamba.net Bio: Melbourne based musician, Rob Arcari has been teaching percussion for the last 18 years throughout Europe and Australia. Rob specialises in both Afro-Brazilian and...
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