Bloco Novo at Big Drum Day, Astley Hall, Chorley 2009 (Part 2 of 2)

Brazil meets Chorley, the public were treated to a colourful event for free in Astley Hall's Walled Garden at Astley Park, Chorley.

Dance, Percussion and Drum groups from around the North West blended music styles from africa to brazil, a fusion of sound you only find at big carnivals, mixed in with traditional dancing. The event was a success and I for one would like to see it repeated in places like Manchester, the crowd watched the cream of groups from the north west giving a fine display on their buildup to participating in upcoming carnivals.

Third act which was Bloco Novo, a group from East Manchester.

Bloco Novo are a Drum and Percussion group from East Manchester, their funky Afro-Latin and global grooves are what they do best.

This is the second and last video from this group.

Just in case you missed the first one, here it is below.

Visit Bloco Novo for more information about this group.

For the full story about Big Drum Day event visit here.

 Sorry to the group, but I did not feel some footage would have done them justice, mainly because of people at times right in front of camera, so only 2 videos from them, although one is a longer edited highlights version. Hope this does not spoil the enjoyment.