Maracatu Brazilian Drum and Dance

After our success in coming 3rd place in this year's Notting Hill Carnival Brazilian section, Baque de Axé are now rehearsing for the big spring and summer festival and carnival period and we would like new members to join us for this. So we are running 2 types of open rehearsals to prepare people to learn this exciting and moving music!

The Alfai, and percussion workshops are every Wednesday from 6th February, from 7.30pm to 10.00pm at Husky Studios, 29a Amelia Street, (off Walworth Road), London SE17 3PY. (Closest Tube Elephant and Castle)    www.huskystudios.co.uk

The Atabaque Hand Drumming workshops are every Thursday from 7th February, from 7.00pm to 9:30pm at The Playhut, Islip Street, Kentish Town, London NW5 2TU. (Closest Tube Kentish Town)

Cost:  £10 for each rehearsal.

To register your interest please click "interested" in the FaceBook  “Baque de Axé”  fan page  events - Alfai and Atabaque

Alternatively email baquedeaxe@gmail.com or call 07943103906

We can organise a single or series of workshops for your organisation or company and can offer classes at various levels for people of all ages, including for absolute beginners!

No previous experience is required!

We will provide most instruments, but please bring yours if you have them!

We celebrate Maracatu carnival traditions, and have a growing repertoire of songs, percussion music and dance in that tradition. The leading drum of Maracatu is an Alfaia, and which we make with wood and goatskins in the traditional way. We seek  to develop new partnerships and fusions for those traditions within the dynamic UK cultural environment, and use every opportunity to present our Maracatu. 

Bringing to you the traditional instruments of Maracatu: the alfaia (drum),  abê (shekerê), gonguê (bell) and caixa (snare drum).