The definition of bloco de carnaval in a dictionary will likely turn up “street bands” or “a group of musicians and dancers who perform during the Brazilian Carnival, typically parading through the ...

Would Led Zeppelin have continued beyond 1979’s In Through the Out Door? No one can say, but it’s clear there were storm clouds on Zep’s horizon nearing the dawn of the new decade. Looking back on the ...

With the mercury rising to 17 degrees, March 8 was unusually warm for the time of year in Tokyo. Spring was in the air. At Tokyo Dome that evening, though, it was distinctly subtropical as 20,000 ...

If you are addicted to percussion with gorgeous vocals, this is the party for you. Samba Squad has been working on new material with a tight team of players and singers. Sarita Leyva will lead an Afro ...

Batalá Washington introduces the sounds and roles that each drum plays in the bateria, and puts together a basic samba reggae groove. Part of a series of educational videos created for the Smithsonian ...

Upside Groove Coalition's bassist, Steve Tycz, describes the band's music as "modern rock flavored with funk, jazz and soul," but after listening to their demo, it seems samba and New Orleans blues ...