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★BOOOM!★ Samba Reggae people listen up - news of the week: big size & extra soft surdo beaters for XXL bass on nylon, korino and inverted korinos! Not for surdo sissies!

2./3./4. June - The historical Sagunto by Valencia is hosting the international Percussion Festival with amazing mestres (Cesar Veloso, Charly Babalu), fantastic programme with workshops, concerts, parade, fiesta electrónica and batucada contest. Win a pack of KALANGO custom heads for your Samba band!

June 10./11. 2017: for sambistas and outdoor fans! On a forest glade in summer, this small yet popular Samba festival in Germany invites all-level sambistas to join excellent workshops, meet international Samba stars and celebrate Brazilian music culture in this tucked away oasis. Samba de enredo, Samba Reggae, Maracatu, dance, Afro Samba, Pagode and many more..

Drum roll - our timbal stand is finally out! We admit - it has taken a while to design the right stand till we got everything right. But now we are happy to present you a light (2,6kg), adjustable in height, skid-proof, rustical, functional, chic black stand. Sporty and portable for Samba Reggae Timbaleiros!

21./22./23. April: Spring break on a beautiful Mediterranean island! Come visit a 3-day Samba festival in Mallorca with bateria workshops for Rio Samba and Samba Reggae blocos, dance, pagode, sessions, party - a fantastic opener for 2017 festival season!

24.-26.3.2017 - Samba Reggae workshop in Bad Wildungen, Germany! Afro Samba and Samba Reggae fans are welcome to register and join us for some exciting original arrangements from Bahia. Michael de Miranda and Volker Conrath will teach you the right swing!

Percussion News! Right on time for pre-carnival season we are happy to present you the new Samba looks by Gope! Check out what's new: light-weight instruments, beautiful wood surdos, authentic zabumbas, practice tamborins with silent head, alfaias, cuicas and small hand percussion!

Who does not dream of playing Samba Reggae at its place of origin in beautiful Bahia and learn from the pros? Now is your chance! Organised workshops with Jair Rezende (Timbalada), César Veloso (Malê Debalê), Mestre Memeu (Olodum). Few places left - save the date and book your place!

17.+18.9.2016 The 6th edition of the French Samba festival Les nuits frappées de Bruniquel invites all Sambamaniacs to their beautiful castle festival! Samba bands come together to celebrate different Samba styles north of Toulouse in South France.

Kalango Festival booth! 22.-25.9.2016 Registration is still open! 16 top workshops for advanced, intermediate and beginners, different styles for all levels including a master class! The SaSy is unique in Europe - get together!

Kalango festival booth! 19.-21.8.2016 A bright new star amongst Samba festivals - love to detail and a fantastic Samba programme if you enjoy partying, drumming and Brazilian music! Come visit us at our booth & lounge!

Want some new vibes and good swing for your bloco? Fresh Samba Reggae / Afro Samba workshops with Mestre César Veloso from Malê Debalê: 5.8. in Berlin, 6./7.8. in Essen, 11.8. in Zürich - register now!

22.-24.7.2016: An extraordinary festival with fantastic programm all about Rio Samba, Samba Reggae and Maracatú, Brazilialn art & culture, top concerts and special performances - 3 days Repercussion in Monléon-Magnoac..

23.-24.7.2016 Barcelona - not only an amazing and vibrant city, but also one of Spain's Samba Reggae capitals! Alex Rosa (Ilê Ayê) and his bloco are inviting to their annual event with percussion & dance workshops. Parade by the seaside!

2.-5.6.2016 Have you ever been to Nitra? Come see this small town full of crazy Samba vibes only a short ride from Bratislava! A unique Samba and percussion festival where international bands celebrate rhythm, good energy and Brazilian beats!

8.-10.7.2016 Kalango Brazilian Percussion at the Samba Festival in Coburg - a big tent full of Samba percussion, accessories and everything a sambista's heart desires is awaiting you! Part of our team - Juninho Quebradera! Como visit!

29.4.-1.5.2016 in Zuera, Aragón, Spain! Samba Reggae and Afro Samba fans will get a great deal on workshops, concerts, 'jam Batendo session', big show and street gigs for whole weekend!

13.-16.5.2016 4 days music from all over the world, dance, street festival and the grand and colourful parade with loads of Samba, Samba Reggae, Maracatu, but also many other international music styles parading through Berlin for 9 hours!

27.6.-4.7.2016 Summer percussion camp on the beautiful island of Paros, Greece

June 11./12. 2016: sambista get-together, Kalango with festival booth, beautiful outdoor festival and loads of workshops for all levels: Samba de enredo, Samba Reggae, Maracatu, dance, Afro Samba, Pagode, Timbal Special, Samba Funk..

Ready for the island? On July 1st/2nd 2016, Lloseta - a small town in Mallorca - turns into a Samba capital. The Samba Reggae formation Sandungueros from the pretty village invited you to great workshops e.g. with Marivaldo Paim (Ilê Ayê).

16th of April 2016: legendary ethnic percussion festival in Alicante on the Mediterranean coast of Spain - Samba Reggae / Afro Samba fans this is for you! Workshop with Jair Rezende, hundreds of drummers, megabloco, fantastic night!

11./12./13. march 2016 - Samba Reggae fans attention please: a tiny village in the rolling hills of northern Spain is stirring up its region - Demanda Samba invites you to their famous Támbor Fest in Pradoluengo! 3 days Samba action!

1./2./3. April: Springbreak on a beautiful Mediterranean island! Come visit a 3-day Samba festival in Mallorca with bateria workshops for Rio Samba and Samba Reggae blocos, dance, pagode, sessions, party - a fantastic opener for 2016 festival season!

2016 - we can already feel the energy of carnival, in our minds we're festival-hopping from one Samba event to another. Write us your event - Kalango publishes a blog article for you! Invite Samba friends from all over Europe - Samba is family!

18.-20.3.2016 Swing is totally your thing? We'll train you for the perfect groove, 3 days long, on all instruments. Original Afro Samba / Samba Reggae by Ilê Aiyê and Olodum a.o. from the repertory of the European bloco Bahia Connection!

For 2016 Dudu Tucci has prepared a large and exciting programme for sambistas of all styles! The year starts with a trip to Salvador for percussionists and also stays colourful in the PAC Percussion Art Center in Berlin!

28.+29.11.2015 The groove is on in Marseille!
Afro-Brazilian festival in Marseille with dance, percussion, concerts, workshops, jams, pagodes, party!

21./22.11.2015 On the occasion of the Dia da Consciência Negra, Casa Pelodum in Essen, Germany invites you to celebrate with them. They have prepared a lovely cultural programm and workshops including a masterclass by Mestre Memeu Nunes!

Nov/Dec: Great autumn- / winter workshops with Dudu Tucci!:
2.-4.Oktober: Ritual drumming: Candomblé and Umbanda; 6.-8. November: Pandeiro: Intensiv course with the little allrounder; 2.-6. Dezember: Bateria total! Sambafieber: technique, new grooves, solo parts

9.-11.10.2015 Afrobrasil festival for all fans of Afro-Brazilian percussion, dance and culture! Madrid invites you to percussion workshops with Mario Bomba, dance workshops with Lizandra Duarte (Malê) and the big show of the blocos!

28./29./30.8.2015 Come and join the Atarrabia Burrunban festival in Villava, Spain! Relaxed atmosphere, an encontro for batucadas of Samba Reggae and a great oportunity to say farewell to the summer, learn some new stuff in workshops, meet nice sambistas, parties and life concerts in the evenings...

From the 23.-29.8.2015, the Austrian Percussion Camp will take place right on the shore of beatiful Ossiacher lake in Carinthia, Austria. Allrounder & ethno percussion for all ages and levels! From the 25th on the Teacher Days guarantee top class courses for all percussion freaks!