A Life With Drums/Harlem Samba (Teaching Artists from Symphony Space's Global Arts program)
Harlem Samba is a Brazilian percussion ensemble modeled after the samba school baterias of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. The group's members are students, alumni and friends of the Frederick Douglass Academy, a public high school in Harlem, New York City. The group was founded in 2005, as a non-traditional after school music ensemble. It has expanded to include over 300 students a year at the Frederick Douglass Academy and an evening community ensemble for adult players. Samba has become an important part of our community and the key ingredient in expanding active participation in music making. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to make music. Since 1981, Symphony Space’s Global Arts: Cultural Literacy & Heritage program has carried the belief that the arts bring people together, transcend barriers, and celebrate both our similarities and differences. With hands-on workshops, interactive school-wide assemblies, and after school programs led by professional artists
Performances on Make Music Day
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MLK High School Terrace, Hosted by Council Member Gale Brewer!
MLK High School Campus: 122 Amsterdam Avenue Upper West Side