LSS dancers part of World Record Samba Event
Dancers from the London School of Samba performed in the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Samba Band, held at the Royal Albert Hall, organised by Street Child to raise awareness of their charity to help vulnerable children. Guinness World Record for the Largest Samba Band
30 today! London School of Samba celebrates it’s 30th birthday.
On this day 30 years ago, a group of 12 sambistas met in a house in Finsbury Park, North London. They were: João Bosco de Oliveira, Alan Hayman, Pato Fuentes, Carlos Fuentes, German Santana, David Pattman, Dawson Miller, Liliana Chachian, Dave Bitelli, Hilton Leite, Gerry Hunt and Neville Murray. From them the UK’s first samba […]
Hackney One Carnival this Sunday 15th Sept
So the kids have gone back to school, the shops have started filling their shelves with Christmas treats, the nights are beginning to draw in, and the weather has turned a little colder. But fear not! The summer hasn’t finished just yet. The London School of Samba is back for samba drumming and samba dancing […]
Show us your photos & videos
We love to see your photos and videos that you’ve taken of the London School of Samba at recent gigs or carnivals. You’ll find a selection of recent photos and videos from yesterday’s Notting Hill Carnival parade here: Press The Guardian (The first photo in this gallery) Daily Mail (Images 2, 3, 4 & 11) Independent […]
Long Live the Queen! – Jo is new LSS Rainha!
Jo Wierzbinska is the new London School of Samba Rainha da Bateria 2013/14! Eight contestants took part in this year’s contest, but our panel of judges and our members voted for Jo (above, photo by Angelika Berndt) to be crowned Queen at Floripa on Wednesday 24th July. A huge well done must also go to Isabelle […]
LSS on the Beeb!
London School of Samba is set to appear on BBC 1, Saturday 3 August 2013 at 7:30pm In December, Dancers: Caprice, Karla, Jo W and Gladys Calvancante along with Mestre Fred & his bateria (Gez, Nuala, Neil, Paul, Vik and Rob) took part in a filming of an episode of “I Love My Country“, a […]
Yazzmin wins Carnival Queen Competition at Brazilica
Following our dancers’ recent success at the International Samba Festival Coburg, the London School of Samba Rainha da Bateria (Queen of the Drums) Yazzmin Newell won the Carnival Queen Competition held on Friday 19th July as part of “Brazilica” Liverpool’s International Samba Carnival. A panel of four judges chose Yazzmin as the best dancer, beating […]
Orquidea wins the PITU Rainha da Bateria competition at the International Samba Festival Coburg.
Pitu Rainha da Bateria contest Coburg 2013 – Orquidea wins! Our dancers celebrated success in the PITU Rainha da Bateria (Queen of the Drums) competition at the International Samba Festival Coburg held on Friday 12th July. London School of Samba Musa (Muse) Orquidea Felgueiras won the competition, with second place going to our current […]
London School of Samba win Lifetime Achievement Award!
The London School of Samba are proud to announce that we were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Latin UK Awards (LUKAS). This is in recognition of our work over the last 29 years, bringing Brazilian music and culture to both London and Europe. Mestre Mags, Helena Cook, Steve Fox, Musa Orquidea […]