Bloco Dandara Presents CARNAVAL EM GLASGOW

Glasgow's newest community group, Bloco Dandara are bringing carnival from Brazil to the East-End . This is a fundraising gig, where all the proceeds will go towards running and evolving our community music group based in Calton. This will be the first time our bloco community will be performing. Once you hear the power of 25+ drummers playing with a live band you'll never forget it!

Whether you're a fan of samba, rock, pop, or world music, this is an evening you won't want to miss! Doors open at 7pm, and the music will keep you moving until the curfew. Help us keep the spirit of carnival alive while supporting our mission to engage and uplift communities through music.
All of this plus a few surprises set aside for the evening, you won't want to miss having a good night out whilst supporting community arts!

The night will consist of the innagural performance of our community group Bloco Dandara. As well as a set from our artistic team Banda Dandara. As well as a great selection of songs to keep you dancing in the between times!.

Important info🍻
The venue has a small alcohol-free bar available. However, if you're wanting to have alcohol it's a BYOB situation. If you are bringing booze you'll need to pay £5 (per person) for the corkage), this can be done as an add-on to your tickets or in cash on the door.

💃THEME🎭
In authentic carnival fashion, fancy dress is strongly encouraged. Our costume theme is....
to be announced soon.

About us
What is a ‘bloco’ you ask? Well, in Brazil, blocos are groups of people who get together to play music - mainly drums - and work towards Carnival each year. The blocos perform in the streets of the cities and towns where they’re based. Blocos are an open, inclusive and non-competitive environment. Carnival in Brazil - and in South America in general - is a yearly season of festivities happening in February and March where the streets are filled with parties, live music, art, dancing and general merriment. Communities work year round towards this season of a few weeks.

You might be familiar with samba bands, which exist all over the UK, Europe and the world over. Many of the groups in the UK are percussion and dance focussed, which is where we differentiate ourselves. We offer the unique experience of a large percussion section with a band of musicians who will be playing both iconic Brazilian songs, as well as songs you’ll have in your party playlists. At Bloco Dandara you can hear us playing Ariana Grande, BaianaSystem, Oasis, Beth Carvalho, Nirvana and everything in between - all with authentic Brazilian grooves and Scottish enthusiasm.

Host or Publisher Bloco Dandara