Bossas Tour -Belfast Weekender
New dates Sat 26 - Sun 27 March 2022
A fun weekend of samba study focusing on the latest breaks and fun rhythmical inventions from the carnival in Rio.
Tutors - Mestre Maurão, JP Courtney, Gabriel Lopes
Hosted by BEAT CARNIVAL & BEATnDRUM
VENUE
Beat Carnival
Belfast Carnival Centre, 11 - 47 Boyd St, Belfast, BT13 2GU
TIMES
Sat/ Sun 1100 - 1700
With breaks for lunch an
TICKETS
Places are strictly limited
Early bird prices only for the first 15 bookings
Early Bird individual £75
Group of 5 £350 (£70 each)
Full Price
Individual £85
(No group rate available)
REGISTRATION
First fill in the registration form on this page. to confirm your place. Registrations will only be accepted once you have made payment.
Please read our full terms and conditions here

Free E-books worth £50 for every workshop participant.




WORKSHOP DETAILS
This is truly a special workshop to come to Belfast. A rare opportunity to study with a true legend of the Sambadrome.
This weekender is for people who play in carnival bands, drumming groups, percussionists and other musicians. Carnival will have just finished a few weeks before the workshop so all the material will be fresh from the streets of Rio.
As a special treat participants will receive a free e-book containing information on the history of bateria bossas plus written notation of both all the bossas taught during the workshop and the grooves of the the top samba schools in Rio.
Learn new rhythms, musical arrangements, songs, and percussion instrument techniques all facilitated by world class tutors whilst meeting old friends and making new ones from other bands.
Be prepared to learn some great arrangements. The classes will be fun and challenging. Taught by 3 expert tutors who have a combined teaching experience of over 50 years.
INSTRUMENTS
Caixa, repique, surdo, tamborim, agogô, chocalho & timba. Please bring both your 1st and 2nd bateria instrument choice if possible.
If you're not able to bring any instruments, please contact us before registering.
FREE EXTRAS
Each workshop participant will be given two free e-books worth £50. One of which will include the bossas taught at the workshop. The other contains the main samba grooves of the different premier league samba schools in Rio. Both written in musical notation with QR codes linked to videos of the respective sambas schools performing the material. All written by Gabriel Lopes the writer of the book "As Bossas do Mestre Maurão" & "Mestre Dudu - As Paradinhas da Não Existe Mais Quente"
These will both be sent once the workshop has finished.