Juba do Leão at Big Drum Day, Astley Hall, Chorley 2009 (Part 1 of 10)

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.

Second act which was Juba do Leão, were my personal favourites.

Juba do Leão are a percussion and dance group from Manchester who specialise in the musical styles from the Northeast of Brazil, namely Maracatu. We also play Coco (a rhythm featuring a strong alfaia rhythm and call & response songs), Caboclinho (a lilting yet powerful rhythm with indigenous Indian roots), Manguebeat (a style mixing traditional Brazilian percussion with modern sounds, originating in Recife) and many other Brazilian styles with a modern twist… Our show features vocals in English, Portuguese and Spanish, and is completed by beautiful energetic dance choreographies.

This is the first of 10 videos from this group.

Visit http://www.jubadoleao.com for more information about this group.

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