Dave Boston
Daniel Baxendale
Dave Watts
Rob White
Will Harwood
Liam 'Yom' Hardy
Beth Elliott
Tom 'Dangerous' Williams
Jon Shearer
Laura Barber
Matt Field
Helen Stevenson
Ben Askem
Jenny Weatherall
Pippa Gillingham
Rachel Cooper
Lizzi Thomson
Laura Greenfield
Victoria Clark
Ashley Manners
Sarah Facey
Emma Dyson
Peter Tunnicliffe
Steven Riley
Michael Wear
Influences
Mainly.... traditional brazilian samba.
But we also take influences from the traditional music of Africa, India, Cuba and Jamaica. Plus more modern influences of Drum and Bass, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Breaks, Techno, and the London Grime Scene.
Sounds Like
The Rio Carnival condensed into 25 people.... with face paints and big smiles.
Samba from York! Born out of a fusion of Mendigo Surdo (a samba band from the University of York) and students from York St. John University and York College.
Most Dedicated Society/Club - York RAG parade 2007
Best Dressed Society/Club - York RAG parade 2007
Winners of the OSCARS award - York RAG parade 2007
2nd Runners-up: OSA Cultural Performance 2007
"Better than Pendulum!"
- A rowdy drunk
We have played many events including...
Fusion
Woodstock
Big D
The RAG Parade
York Carnival
Full Stop
York Fair-Trade Festival
Little D
OSA Cultural Performance
OSA Elections Night
Newark Christmas Fair
Capoeira York Batizado
National Climate Change March
Tom Cowen's Big Gig 4
The Reindeer Inn
Bobo Lobo's Carnival Weekend
Goodricke Beach Party
Elements (at Leeds University Students Union)
Smile! (Umuada Ngwa Fundraiser)
Chain Reaction (A Faslane 365 benefit party)
Manorpalooza
"A Freelance explosion of delight" (Tentelini Fundraiser)
St Leonard's Hospice Fundraiser
We play a mixture of traditional Brazilian Carnival music and Reggaeton, plus music of African, Cuban, and Indian origins, and also influences hip hop and drum and bass. We like to get face painted up for gigs and we love to raise money for charity!
If you want us to play anything just send us a message and we will sort something out.
For those oblivious in the ways of Samba here are a couple of videos of us playing....
Just to say a massive thanks for playing at Tom's charity gig last month. We raised £300 for Tsolo special school in South Africa where the proceeds will buy instruments for the children :) Tom and I and so many other people had a wicked time too! Jenny x
