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Wednesday, April 25 2007 @ 09:27 AM BST
Author: Dan. Views: 359
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 If you've been to any summer events in Worthing in the last few years, you'll know the colourful costumes and noisy rhythms of carnival band Celebration Samba.
Formed by a small group meeting in a community centre in 2003, Celebration Samba have quickly become a regular feature at events round the town, including appearances at the Durrington Festival, Artists & Makers Festival and the first Worthing Pier Day in 2006. And if you ever watched them and wondered what it felt to be the one banging the drums, now is your chance to find out.
Celebration Samba are holding a have-a-go day in Worthing town centre on Saturday 12th May. Between 11am - 3pm there will be a chance to bang the samba drum, with band leaders Ivan and Janice Mitchell running 'Six Minute Samba' workshops - taking participants with no musical knowledge and teaching them a tune in just six minutes. It's free, and fun for all ages - just turn up and take part.
Samba's roots are in Africa, but samba developed as a distinct style in
Brazil in the early 20th century. Celebration Samba is a drum orchestra
or bateria, with the big bass 'surdo' drum keeping time while the
smaller 'pandeiro' tambourines, cow bells and whistles add layers of
percussive melody.
"We want to double the size of the band this year," says Janice, "so
we're looking for people of any age who want to make some noise - no
experience necessary!"
For more information, call 01903
263183. Or just follow the noise on Saturday 12th May and you'll find
the band.
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