A total of nine samba musical instruments, including the pandeiro (a type of hand frame drum), tam-tam (a percussion instrument, often referred to as a gong), cuíca (a type of friction drum), and ...

Meinl has boosted its samba inventory with some highly innovative and above all easy to play variations on traditional Brazilian designs. Nothing of note. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert ...

A brazilian extravaganza featuring three samba bands and a capoeira group is to be held at an Oxford school next month. The event, called Samba Bonanza, has been organised by St Gregory the Great ...

Esperanza Spalding performing in Milan, Italy in 2012. • Esperanza Spalding is an award-winning American jazz singer, bassist and composer. • Spalding taught herself to play the violin from a young ...