Samba New York! has been featured on national television in both the US and Brazil — including the CBS Early Show, the Doctor Oz Show (Fox), and TV Globo’s Jornal Nacional, Brazil’s most widely-viewed nightly news program. We have paraded through the heart of midtown Manhattan for an episode of Platinum Weddings on the We Entertainment Network; were invited to open up for Skank, one of the most popular Brazilian bands, at the world famous Nokia Theatre in Times Square; and have been invited twice to be the front band at the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, the largest night-time procession in the country.

Samba New York! has sold out the acclaimed Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater and appeared at such other prestigious venues as The Brooklyn Museum for First Saturday, New York Botanical Garden, Prospect Park Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Sounds of Brazil, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Copacabana, and Sushi Samba. Samba New York’s clients have included Bloomberg, Pepsi Co., Starbucks, Kraft Foods, and Enterprise Rent-a-Car.

Our professional Show Group comprises an exceptional roster of samba drummers and dancers; singers; guitarists; players of the cavaquinho, the characteristic small Brazilian guitar; the acrobatic performers of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art-dance; horn players; and whatever other type of performer may be required.

Distinct from other groups that hire percussionists on an event-by-event basis, our Show Group Bateria (Drum Section) — the heart of our organization — rehearses weekly with a consistent lineup of dedicated and talented players. It is precisely this commitment to quality and professionalism that has made Samba New York! the “most famous and active school of samba” in NYC!

Please contact us to discuss performance options.