Batalá Durham

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Batalá Durham


 

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…

 


Upcoming shows

High Point Furniture Market 2023: Saturday, April 22, 2023, High Point, NC 4:30 pm

Smith Middle School Global Connections Day: Thursday April 27, 2023, Chapel Hill, NC 8:30 am

School Event: Saturday, April 29, 2023 Sterling Montessori International Festival, Treybrook Drive, Morrisville, NC 5:00 pm-6:00 pm

School Event: Saturday, May 20, 2023 The Math and Science Academy Cultural Fair,  Dropseed Drive, Apex, NC 5:00 pm-6:00 pm

Public Event: Saturday, July 8, 2023 Durham Refugee Day, Durham Central Park 2:30 pm

Public Event: Saturday, September 30, 2023 World Cultural Festival, National Mall, Washington, DC all day event

 

 

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Batalá empowers. & we are grateful we can come to Batalá empowers. & we are grateful we can come together to learn, beat our drums and lock the door on the way out! Thank you to @politologamelisaguerra, our sister from @batalamexico for letting us borrow and translate her awesome posts.
Impressed by the coordination #batalahey #justforl Impressed by the coordination #batalahey #justforlaughs
An honor to play for Eastway Elementary School las An honor to play for Eastway Elementary School last night. The community got to dance, hear the different drum sounds and learn a bit about or history through our costumes!
Show season kicks off soon! Festival, race, school Show season kicks off soon! Festival, race, school workshop or just for vibes? Booking link in bio.🤍🖤❤️
A fraction of Batalá Norteamerica A fraction of Batalá Norteamerica
For Carnaval, Batalá bands from around the world For Carnaval, Batalá bands from around the world (England, France, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Czech Republic, Greece, Austria, Argentina..) join the percussion section for Cortejo Afro. Our bands are like family and the roots go back 25 years!
Thank you Duke School for letting us be a part of Thank you Duke School for letting us be a part of your Study of Drums! Kids might be our favorite audience.
We think all our songs are pretty cool, but we dub We think all our songs are pretty cool, but we dubbed this one "The Cool Part"
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