Santa Cruzan Samba Ngo, an African-born musician who rose to fame performing in France during the 1960s and ”70s, became interested in music because of the way his father used sound as medicine in ...

Brazilian-American musician Beto Gonzalez was too young to understand the country around him when his family returned to Brazil in the 1970s. It was only as he grew older, after coming back to the ...

Santa Cruzan Samba Ngo, an African-born musician who rose to fame performing in France during the 1960s and ”70s, became interested in music because of the way his father used sound as medicine in ...

NEW YORK (AP) – The World Cup is over but the Brazilian party will go on—in New York City. Over nine days beginning July 18, nearly 20 acts representing a cross section of Brazilian popular music will ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In the shuffling rhythms of samba, in its defiance and energy and lust for life, lies the soul of Rio de Janeiro. Samba is heard ...

A host of musicians speak with passion and intelligence about the vital role samba and jazz play in their communities. Brazilian photographer and jazz aficionado Jefferson Mello connects the New World ...

CONCORD, Calif. -- Feel the beat of the drums during an educational workshop set to the sounds of Samba music. House of Samba Kids is an interactive workshop that uses instruments and dance to capture ...

Rose Max is no stranger to the local music scene in Miami. She’s kept busy since arriving in 1993, constantly performing and winning fans along the way. She’s won the Brazilian Press Award three times ...

PUPILS were swaying to a samba rhythm as a taste of South American music came to school. Youngsters at Queen Mary's School, in Topcliffe, near Thirsk, enjoyed a samba music day. They learnt how to ...