Join master percussionist Dend\u00ea for the next edition of this introductory class in Afro-Brazilian percussion.<\/p>\n
Classes will be held on Saturdays from 3-5 pm at Dend\u00eazieros Studio in Germantown
\nSeptember 14th \u2013 November 16, 2024<\/p>\n
Cost: $200 for the 10-week series or $25\/class<\/p>\n
Attendees will learn to play timbal, caixa, surdo, repique, xequere, tamborim, pandeiro and much more with a former member of Timbalada! Dend\u00ea will teach you proper technique, exercises, tuning and maintenance, improvisations and soloing, traditional rhythms from candombl\u00e9 and samba de roda as well as the original rhythms and breaks from bands like Timbalada, Il\u00ea Aiy\u00ea, and Olodum.<\/p>\n
Dend\u00ea is a percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He\u2019s been a professional musician since the age of 14, when he appeared in the frontline of Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown\u2019s superstar percussion ensemble. With Timbalada, Dend\u00ea toured all over Brazil, Europe and Asia, appared on various television shows and has performed and recorded with such artists as Marisa Monte, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown, Ivete Sangalo and Sepultura. Having left Brazil in 2001, Dend\u00ea lived in NYC until 2014 and now lives in Philadelphia, performing and recording with his groups Dend\u00ea & Band, Arrast\u00e3o, Ologund\u00ea, and Samba de Tr\u00eas. 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 Dance Brazil, Melvin Gibbs, Graham Haynes, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, David Byrne and Vinicius Cantu\u00e1ria among many others. Register now to reserve your instrument.<\/p>\n
Email mamadele@mamadele.org with questions.<\/p>\n
Private lessons can also be arranged in person or via Zoom. Email mamadele@mamadele.org for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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