Flamengo e Samba

Details for Sunday's gig @ SunCorp

Hi all, here are the details for tomorrow's gig at SunCorp.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it due to prior commitments that I thought I could change but it turns out I can't. Jason has kindly agreed to step in and lead the bateria! Please help him out.

Dress code: white pants, Orange Roar shirt. For those who don't have a Roar shirt, there will be some extra ones available in the dressing room. Hang on to them for next time!

Everyone assemble at Inform (radio lollipop) car park, opposite the main boom gate at Castlemain Street. Please be there 5.45pm. You will receive tickets, wristbands and be lead into the stadium and to the dressing room. I will have parked the trailer at the carpark previously, please carry all instruments and bags inside to the dressing room.

We'll have a dressing room, and I've asked for a separate dressing room for the 3 dancers. Please set up, ready to go for half time at 6.45pm. I believe the first 7 minutes of half time will be commercials, but don't count on it - be ready on time!

The half time performance will last 7.30 minutes max, and will go as follows:

1. bateria walks out of centre tunnel (without playing), sets up in front of stage
2. Jason walks out of centre tunnel, playing paradinhas. Bateria responds (of course!)
3. Jason walks to front of stage as well (whilst playing paradinhas)
4. Samba for 2 minutes or so
5. Dancers come out of centre tunnel (walking with grace, but not dancing) then dance on top of stage
6. Optional: Jason enters stage and interacts (musically) with dancers
7. bateria + dancers + Jason walk back to centre tunnel while playing

So ONLY the dancers (and maybe Jason) will go on the stage!

Following the half time performance, I'd like to ask the following players to play in the Den with Jason (repinique): Elwin (2nd surdo), Mike (1st surdo), Fernando (3rd surdo), Gail (shaker), Vitor (caixa)

Everyone else, please take instruments back to dressing room. I will arrive into the stadium about 7.30pm with my car + trailer, and we will be able to load the instruments into there without going back to the lollipop carpark.

Carol & Michael's BBQ

Short notice - entirely my fault as I've been 100% flat out since Wednesday. Sorry!

Carol & Michael are organising a BBQ tomorrow Sunday 29 November at the Roma Street Parklands (where we had the Multicultural festival). It starts around 11am (yes, in time for lunch!).

BYO drinks & food.

Please RSVP (0431 320 754) by Thursday (sorry!). They will provide plates, knives etc.

I understand it will be next to the main stage but check with Carol to be sure.

Flamengo

Possible SunCorp gig this Sunday evening

As you are all aware, over the last few weeks we have been playing with a small number of people (different people each game) in the stands during Brisbane Roar games.

It has been tough as not everyone likes samba, and the people that don't like something typically are more vocal than the ones that do appreciate it. But we are making progress and this might become a regular thing, with better cooperation with the fans down the track.

This Sunday, they again want 6 drummers in the stands. But on top of that, we have been invited (all of us!) to perform at half time on the stage on the field for 7 minutes. We haven't formalised anything yet but I'm sure we'll get there. We also have been asked to provide dancers in costume.

So, this might be our last gig before we break for Xmas, and it would be a great way of showing what we are capable of.

We'll discuss this further tomorrow during the rehearsal! Hope to see you there!

Denis' Party

Posting on behalf of Denis,

To all sambistas,

Denis is putting up a party for us all to celebrate Remko's new trailer mkII.

When: Saturday, December 5th @ 7:00 pm

Where: 14 Eckersley Street , TARRAGINDI

B.Y.O. drinks and musical instrument .
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Merry melee this Sat

Hey sambistas,
Join the merry melee at 51 Burlington St, East Brisbane (5 min from Mowbray Park ferry stop) from 3pm this Saturday, 21st Nov. Bring an instrument if you feel the itch! Partners and kids welcome (we have a house full of things for kids to bash/juggle/watch/dance to). Food and non-alc drinks provided, additions welcomed.
Hope to see you there!
Will

Tonight's rehearsal

I particularly enjoyed tonight's rehearsal! Thank you all who were there, you were magnificent!

Christmas break

It's that time of the year again where people think less about Samba and more about Xmas presents. So, to allow you to plan your shopping trips, here's the holiday schedule:

• Last rehearsal 2009: Thursday 10 December
• First rehearsal 2010: Thursday 17 January

Don't worry, I'll give you homework to do for the period in between :-)

I hope to see as many as you as possible during the next 5 weeks - we have made some significant progress this year however we could do more and make it even more interesting if everyone attended every class each time.

By the way, why is it that the moment there is any sign of the slightest bit of rain, people don't come to samba rehearsal? Let me know your theory by commenting to this post (Brian is only allowed one comment!!!)