Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the new Rota do Samba, musicians tell stories through song. Photograph by Dan Stables This article was produced by National ...

CONCORD, Calif. -- Feel the beat of the drums during an educational workshop set to the sounds of Samba music. House of Samba Kids is an interactive workshop that uses instruments and dance to capture ...

Since the pandemic, amateur musicians have flocked to the Brazilian percussion ensemble Miamibloco and built a community around samba in the process. After months of pandemic isolation, a lot of ...

The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for a final parade, wowing spectators with dazzling costumes, energetic performances, and live samba music.

Retired biology teacher Dean Jernigan directs the We’re Not Dead Yet MissionSquare Meerkat Samba Band. The MissionSquare Retirement community is now home to a samba band orchestrated by a retired ...

The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for one final parade, showcasing their ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across ...