SambaJam 2017
On the Saturday of each carnaval weekend we like to get all sambistas in one room to play at being in Rio...
We'll be playing in Buchanan Street by the concert hall steps from 10am in aid of the charity Refuweegee.
And don't forget the workshop class's end of block gig on Wed 12th Dec at the Rum Shack.
On the Saturday of each carnaval weekend we like to get all sambistas in one room to play at being in Rio...
After 12 weeks of samba the now EXPERT beginners group will take to the stage to show their skills.
I think this just about sums it up
The band is warming up for the biggest samba event outside of Brazil - the Coburg Samba Festival in Germany.
We were delighted to celebrate the first year of existence of the new SYB youth band for 12-19 year olds ...
SambaYaBamba is Glasgow's fully-featured samba band and school providing exciting thunderous percussion and funked up brass arrangements from traditional Brazilian samba through to electrifying drum'n'bass in the tradition of the famous Rio carnaval.
If you've been inspired by the infectious Brazilian beat you'll be pleased to know that we run weekly workshops for beginners.
"I've been listening to Sambayabamba and I think it's great. Having lived in Brazil, I always found the thing missing from non-Brazilian percussion groups was swing. But you guys have got it, no question...."
Gerald Seligman, General Director, WOMEX
SambaYaBamba Youth Street Band was born in 2016, welcoming young people aged 11-25 from loads of different backgrounds, from all over Glasgow and beyond.