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  • Recycled Sounds Exhibit at the Allens Lane Art Center

    Dendê Macêdo Recycled Sounds Sep 8 – Sep 27, 2025  Opening Reception and Live Performance: Sep 14, 4-6 pm Allens Lane Arts Center is  delighted to present Recycled Sounds, a vibrant and thought-provoking exhibition by internationally acclaimed percussionist and instrument-maker Dendê Macêdo. Macêdo presents a striking collection ofinstruments handcrafted from found and repurposed materials. From Continue reading

  • Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Musicopia’s Afro-Brazilian Music Assembly!

    Tue, October 7, 2025 11:00 A.M. Children's Department at Parkway Central Library Ologundê performs a diverse repertoire which includes the rituals associated with candomblé, a synthesis of the Yoruba and Catholic religions in which various orixás (gods) are invoked; the breathtaking capoeira martial arts dance; and the exhilarating samba de roda, the most traditional form of the inconic Continue reading

    Free

  • Join master percussionist Dendê for the next edition of this introductory class in Afro-Brazilian percussion.

    Dendezeiros Studio 224 West Walnut Lane, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Classes will be held on Saturdays from 2-4 pm at Dendêzieros Studio in Germantown October 11 – November 1, 2025 Attendees will learn to play timbal, caixa, surdo, repique, xequere, tamborim, pandeiro and much more with a former member of Timbalada! Dendê will teach you proper technique, exercises, tuning and maintenance, improvisations and soloing, traditional Continue reading

    $20 – $80

  • Dendê and Band at City Winery

    City Winery Philadelphia 990 Filbert St, Philadelphia, United States

    City Winery Philadelphia presents Dendê and Band live on Sunday, November 16th at 7:30pm. Dendê is a percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s been a professional musician since the age of 14, when he appeared in the frontline of Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown’s superstar percussion ensemble. Since 2001, he’s been splitting his time between the Continue reading

    $20