Carnaval Transatlântico Bloco LAPA - Gringo Samba da Inglaterra na Lapa!
Carnaval Transatlântico Bloco are 3 British carnival groups led by JP (John Paul Courtney) who went to Rio under the name Carnaval Transatlântico to play with friends from Monobloco & beyond.
Carnaval Transatlântico Bloco YouTube video in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Media reporting on Carnaval Transatlântico Bloco
'Carnaval Transatlântico': Bloco inglês estreia na Lapa neste sábado
Grupo formando por 45 ritmistas estrangeiros se apresentará no bairro boêmio às 17h
Rio - Formado por 45 ritmistas ingleses, o bloco Carnaval Transatlântico faz sua estreia nos Arcos da Lapa neste sábado, às 17h. O professor de música natural da Irlanda, John Paul Courtney, de 35 anos, se apaixonou pele batuque brasileiro e aprendeu a tocar diversos ritmos. Junto com vários outros percursionistas da terra da "Rainha Mãe", o bloco se tornou um sucesso.
Source: globo media
http://odia.ig.com.br/diversao/carnaval/2014-02-21/carnaval-transatlantico-bloco-ingles-estreia-na-lapa-neste-sabado.html
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Rio Time! Anybody that has been to Rio to watch or play some samba knows about Rio time! If it says meet at 5pm, you will be lucky if anybody shows up before 7pm! More than likely the gig/practice will start about 10pm or even midnight, and everyone said turn up at 5pm!
However on this occasion (not sure if it was because it was 'gringo samba mode') it was only a couple of hours late. I could only stay for a bit and this was all the video I managed to film of 'Carnaval Transatlântico' gig in Lapa under the Arcos.
Time to jump in a taxi and head up to Santa Teresa with some friends as I wanted to join in with Badalo @ their quadra in Santa Teresa. Here is a link to Badalo's Facebook page
Below is a bit of background information on two of the groups that played under the name 'Carnaval Transatlântico' and if someone can name the third, then drop me a line!
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Rio Time! Anybody that has been to Rio to watch or play some samba knows about Rio time! If it says meet at 5pm, you will be lucky if anybody shows up before 7pm! More than likely the gig/practice will start about 10pm or even midnight, and everyone said turn up at 5pm!
However on this occasion (not sure if it was because it was 'gringo samba mode') it was only a couple of hours late. I could only stay for a bit and this was all the video I managed to film of 'Carnaval Transatlântico' gig in Lapa under the Arcos.
Time to jump in a taxi and head up to Santa Teresa with some friends as I wanted to join in with Badalo @ their quadra in Santa Teresa. Here is a link to Badalo's Facebook page
Below is a bit of background information on two of the groups that played under the name 'Carnaval Transatlântico' and if someone can name the third, then drop me a line!
Ziriguidum Bristol England
In February 2014, 18 members of Ziriguidum travelled to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to take part in the Carnaval Transatlântico project under the musical direction of John Paul Courtney.
The project included successful performances at a number of shows and carnival events around the city and attracted an appreciative local audience and considerable media interest in Brazil.
Toque Tambor - after ten years of playing Brazilian Carnival music to the lovely people of Hertfordshire, we are finally taking a small band of drummers to Rio de Janeiro!
Sambagino :-)
