Global Grooves: Funk It Up

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Dates: Wednesdays, June 23^rd & 30^th, July 7^th, 14^th, 21^st & 28^th

^{Times: 7.15pm-9.15pm}

^{Venue: Band on the Wall, 25 Swan St, Manchester M4 5JZ}

^{Final Rehearsal and Performance: Sunday 1st August 10am–1pm (Big Drum Day 11am-5pm) at Astley Hall Gardens, Astley Park, Chorley, PR7 1XA}

FUNK IT UP

A short course in Pan- Brazilian percussion and dance leaning towards the world of funk grooves and fat beats.  This course will lead to final performance and great day out at the Chorley Festival of Afro-Brazilian Drumming and Dance: Big Drum Day!

 “GET ON THE GOOD FOOT”

In this course Adriana Rosso will take you on a journey of Brazilian dance styles fusing several different traditions in a melting pot of samba, funk, hip-hop, Reggae, folkloric and Contemporary Brazilian dance styles.

 “FUNK INJECTED SAMBA GROOVES”

For percussionists Leon Patel is scheming up some cheeky and flavoursome grooves and breaks for the Bateria that will require a serious respect for all things funky. The arrangements will draw upon influences from Brazilian Folkloric styles, West African percussion, Samba, Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Drum and Bass and Jungle.

 About the course:

We will study several different percussion and dance arrangements rooted in West-African traditions and follow the development of these styles over to Brazil and finally landing in the world of Funk. We will discover how African rooted traditions have influenced the development of modern funky Brazilian grooves and bring everything together for a one of performance at the Chorley Festival of Afro-Brazilian Drumming and Dance or “Big Drum Day!”.

This course was put together following overwhelming interest in funk and reggae courses from the samba community. So here it is! 

Now it’s here - Do You Dare to FUNK?