Carnaval with Dendê in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

Carnaval with Dendê in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
January 27 - February 10th, 2008
Experience Carnaval with Master Afro-Brazilian
Percussionist Dendê

Spend the week before Carnaval in intensive classes at the
Office of
Musical Investigation in Pelourinho, the historic center of
Bahia.
Then spend the week of Carnaval playing in bloco Kizumba
and parading
with bands like Ile Aiye, Timbalada, Olodum and Muzenza.
Traveling
with Dendê will give you access to a side of Carnaval that
most
tourists never see. If you love to drum or want to learn
how, this is
the way to experience Carnaval in Bahia!

A former member of Timbalada, Dendê has been performing
professionally since the age of 14. With Timbalada he
toured all over
Brazil, Europe and Asia, and has performed and recorded
with such
artists as Marisa Monte, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown,
Yvette Sangalo
and Sepultura. Having left Brazil in 2001, Dendê now lives
in the US,
performing with his groups Hãhãhães, Arrastão, Ologundê,
and Samba de
Três. He has also performed with such notable artists as
Giovanni
Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Cheikh Tidiane Seck, Graham Haynes,
Adam
Rudolph, Daniel Moreno and many other exceptional
musicians. He has
been featured in performances with the Italian
singer/percussionist
Alessandra Belloni and has peformed internationally with
Vinicius
Cantuaria. Dendê also teaches Afro-Brazilian percussion
classes in the
New York City to both children and adults.

For further information contact:
Mamadêlê Productions
mamadele@mamadele.com
718-438-6554