SambaDá is one of the hottest emerging groups on the West Coast music
scene, with their mixture of hard hitting dance music and exceptional
live show earning them main stage slots at most of the major California
music festivals this year. In February, SambaDá headlined the 3 biggest
carnival parties in California, in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San
Diego. They were a featured band in the San Francisco Carnival held in
May, and have played main stage slots at the Harmony Festival, Sierra
Nevada World Music Festival, Whole Earth Festival. Most recently they
headlined the Salem World Beat Festival, where they wowed more than
6000 people.
In September 2006, SambaDá turned heads with the release of the album
“Salve a Bahia”, a celebration of the Afro-Brazilian roots and
cross-cultural collaboration. After nearly a decade of mixing musical
backgrounds and influences, a new sound had emerged that truly
separated SambaDá from any other act in the world. With one foot firmly
rooted in California, and another in the deep cultural traditions of
Brazil, SambaDá serves up non-stop percussion driven dance music that
leaves people dripping wet and calling for more.
A mix of samba, capoeira music, funk, reggae and hip hop, the album is
the product of their collaboration with 3 time Grammy-nominated
producer Greg Landau, who has worked with artists including Susana
Baca, Patato Valdes, Maldita Vecindad and Buena Vista Social Club's
Juan de Marcos Gonzalez. This new CD features vocalist, percussionist &
dancer Dandha da Hora, a native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and a
long-time member and performer with Ilê Aiyê. Salve a Bahia features
original music by bandleader & capoeira mestre Papiba Godinho (also of
Brazil) and a guest appearance by Ozomatli’s Wil-Dog Abers.
While Brazilin natives Papiba Godinho and Dandha da Hora bring their
profound knowledge and respect for the roots of afro-brazilian song and
dance, the entire band has developed a type of samba-reggae-funk with a
universal appeal. SambaDá musically unites the Americas, drawing from
percussion based styles of South and Central America, and blends it
with that good old funk and reggae back beat so familiar to crowds of
North America.
SambaDa’s tunes are playful, vital, and energetic: they make you dance
and they make you sing, they are both intimate and exuberant. SambaDá
delivers a polished show, whether acoustic on the beach, or at full
volume on stage, which is guaranteed to inspire dancing feet and
smiling faces.
Please go to www.sambada.com for electronic press kit, photos, calendar
and more information.
For press inquires, contact Amy Shapas of So You Can at 831-479-0711 or
amy@soyoucan.com
For booking inquiries, contact Will Kahn at 831-588-2552 or
will@sambada.com
