Mamadele Newsletter: Timbal Workshop, Hahahaes @ SOBs and Carnaval in Bahia!

Mamadele Newsletter: Timbal Workshop, Hahahaes @ SOBs and
Carnaval in Bahia!


Mamadele Newsletter: Timbal Workshop, Hahahaes @ SOBs and
Carnaval in Bahia!

Timbal Workshop with Dendê
Four Tuesdays in November and December!
(11/18, 11/25, 12/2 & 12/9)
7-8:30pm
6 Temple Court
Brooklyn, NY
F Train to Fort Hamilton Parkway
$90 for the series / $25 for individual classes

About the Workshop
Learn to play timbal first hand with a former member of
Timbalada! Dendê will teach you proper timbal technique as
well as the original timbal rhythms and breaks from bands
like Timbalada, Ilê Aiyê and Olodum. Classes are open to
all levels. Private lessons are also available. The
workshops series will culminate in a performance in
Prospect Park!
About Dendê
A former member of Timbalada, Dendê has been performing
professionally since the age of 14. With Timbalada, Dendê
toured all over Brazil, Europe and Asia, appeared on
various television shows 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 New York, performing and recording
with his groups Hãhãhães, an Afro-Brazilian/Afro-Cuban
band, Arrastão an Afro-Brazilian percussion band and
Ologundê, an Afro-Brazilian folkloric music and dance
group. With these groups he has toured all over the US and
Europe. In addition to his own work, he has his performed
and recorded with artists such as Mongo Santamaría, Jerry
Gonzales, Daniel Moreno, Tico da Costa, Vinicius Cantuária
and Alessandra Belloni. Dendê also teaches Afro-Brazilian
percussion in the New York City area.
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Dendê & Hãhãhães
Afro-Brazilian Funk
Saturday, November 29th
9pm - 12:00am
SOBs
204 Varick Street (@ Houston)
212-243-4940
www.sobs.com
Formed in 2002, Hãhãhães is named after the Indian tribe
Pataxó-Hãhãhães that once inhabited the city of Salvador in
Bahia, Brazil. Lead by master Afro-Brazilian percussionist
Dendê, the beat is always central, but it is tempered by
thought provoking lyrics and sweet melodies. Comprised of
musicians of various backgrounds, the groups' diversity
permeates its music with rhythms ranging from Nigerian
Afrobeat to Brazilian Samba to Cuban Pilón.
About Dendê
A former member of Timbalada, Dendê has been performing
professionally since the age of 14. With Timbalada, Dendê
toured all over Brazil, Europe and Asia, appeared on
various television shows 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 New York, performing and recording
with his groups Hãhãhães, an Afro-Brazilian/Afro-Cuban
band, Arrastão an Afro-Brazilian percussion band and
Ologundê, an Afro-Brazilian folkloric music and dance
group. With these groups he has toured all over the US and
Europe. In addition to his own work, he has his performed
and recorded with artists such as Mongo Santamaría, Jerry
Gonzales, Daniel Moreno, Tico da Costa, Vinicius Cantuária
and Alessandra Belloni. Dendê also teaches Afro-Brazilian
percussion in the New York City area.

The Band
Dende: percussion and vocals
Leslie: percussion and vocals
Jean-Marie Collatin: percussion
Adriano Santos: drums
Gustavo Dantas: guitar
Ze Grey: bass
Miho Nobuzane: keyboard
Ze Luis: sax and flute
Travel to Carnaval in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil with Dendê
Experience Carnaval with Master Afro-Brazilian
Percussionist Dendê
February 12th-26th, 2009
Packages start at $1750 for 14 nights!
Deposits due November 15th
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. Travelling 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
Tres. 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.
Includes:

* Daily Percussion Classes with Dendê
* Rehearsals with Bloco-Afro Kizumba
* Performances in Carnaval with Bloco-Afro Kizumba
* Tons of fun events and additional classes

We have arranged a deal with our travel agent who will be
happy to set up your travel and hotel. Packages start at
$1750 for 14 nights!

For further information, contact Mamadele Productions
To make your reservation for the classes now, click below
and to make your deposit.
Payments will be made via Paypal
Please note, the travel & lodging arrangements will be made
and paid for separately.
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New York-based Brazilian-owned school Brazil Station will
be offering Portuguese classes in Salvador, Bahia in
January and February, 2009


Going to Bahia Jan-Feb of 2009?


Study Portuguese with Brazilian New-Yorker Jennifer
Nascimento while you're there!
3-class, 5-class & 10-class Basic Portuguese group courses
offered, as well as private&semi-private lessons for all
levels.



Take a class, then step out and apply everything you've
learned. Come back the next day with all your questions.

Classes will be held in the quaint residential neighborhood
of Santo Antônio, (3-min walk from Pelourinho,) just a few
doors down from the historical Igreja do Carmo and the
Convento do Carmo (convent-turned-5-star-hotel) in the
historical center of the city.
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You'll have the chance to come back to New York City and
continue your lessons with the same curriculum,

Or, better yet, contact Brazil Station today, and get a
head start!

For more information please email class@brazilstation.com
with Salvador 2009 in the subject title


Jennifer Nascimento was born in NYC to a Brazilian family
and grew up fluent in both Portuguese and English. She has
lived in Bahia for months at a time since falling in love
with Salvador in 2002, and worked extensively as a
writer/editor and translator/interpreter in both NYC and
Brazil, before joining the dedicated and talented faculty&
staff of Brazil Station. She is also a trained professional
percussionist and singer, and aspiring filmmaker. Jennifer
has written and translated film subtitles, song lyrics, and
travel brochures. She is affiliated with the NY Brazilian
Consulate and has interpreted professionally in Bahia as
well as the New York area.