Batalá Durham

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Batalá is an international samba reggae music project based in Salvador de Bahia in northeastern Brazil. The name Batalá is a combination of the phrase “bateu lá”, meaning “hit there” in Portuguese, and Obatalá (Oxalá), the Candomblé deity who is the father of the Orixas and of all humanity.

Batalá was founded in Paris in 1997 by Giba Gonçalves, a Bahian percussionist with links to Ilê Aiyê, Olodum, Muzenza, Male Debale, Jimmy Cliff, Tupi Nago, and Kaoma. Batalá currently has over 40 groups in 19 countries, and a worldwide membership of over 1,000 percussionists.


Batalá Durham is one of the newer branches of the Batalá family in North America, established in 2015. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on exposing people to and educating them about Afro-Brazilian culture by performing traditional samba reggae music.

Batalá Durham is a community group, open to anyone 18 years or older. We’re based in and rehearse in Durham but have members from all parts of the Research Triangle area.

To learn more about our parent group, Batalá Mundo, see their Wikipedia page.

To see where in the world other Batalá bands exist, see our World Map…

 


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Come samba reggae at these community events in Dur Come samba reggae at these community events in Durham! For booking inquiries, link in bio.
Come see us this Thursday at 4:30pm as we kick off Come see us this Thursday at 4:30pm as we kick off the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival! @shakorihillsgrassroots
Hade a great time performing at the Handmade Parad Hade a great time performing at the Handmade Parade with @hillsborougharts on Saturday!! Thanks to everyone who came out and all the kids and adults who got in the dancing mood!
We had a blast playing for Downtown Durham's walke We had a blast playing for Downtown Durham's walkers, shoppers and diners. Thank you for shopping small and thank you for the invite @downtowndurham ❤️🥁 #BatalaHey!
Walk in their Shoes event Nov. 2021 Walk in their Shoes event Nov. 2021
Join us today, our first drumming show of 2021, at Join us today, our first drumming show of 2021, at 5:30 pm in  #durhamathleticpark !
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Back to practice🥁🌟🙌 Hello, 2020! . #batal Back to practice🥁🌟🙌 Hello, 2020!
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