Researching the Sambas of Bixiga

Wednesday, January 12 2005 @ 11:04 AM EST

Brazil - The group Revista do Samba will start working on the project "revista bixiga oficina do samba," sponsored by Programa Petrobras Cultural. The basis of the project is to research the sambas of Bixiga, the district of Sâo Paulo known as the cradle of samba paulista and, where many of great sambistas of São Paulo, like Adoniran Barbosa and Geraldo Filme, and also the Vai Vai, school of samba have their inspiration.

The result will be a CD, a video documentary, a songbook and a releasing show in Teatro Oficina.

The band's next concerts:

January 12 - 18:30h - SESC Pinheiros - São Paulo
January 29 - 17:00h - SESC Santo André - Santo André

World Music Central
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