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What is Nottingham School of Samba all About? |
| If you would like to keep up to date with all things NSoS then here are some useful ways you can: |
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| We are very pleased that we get the opportunity to get out and about! |
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| Click on the logos below to see where we have appeared in the media!! |
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| About Us: |
| Nottingham School of Samba is a non-profit organisation of individuals who enjoy coming together to play Brazilian percussion. No-one makes any money from NSoS (Not even the people who run it!). We spend our time practising the pieces we play, learning new pieces, developing our technique and then combining all that to go out and perform for your enjoyment! |
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| History: |
| Nottingham School of Samba is over 20 years old now! And, as far as we know, it is the second longest running Samba band in the UK! Lots of the initial history of the band is lost to those that had previously run it (if you know of any or would like a mention then email in at mat@nottinghamschoolofsamba.co.uk). |
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| Who exactly started NSoS is gone but in terms of leaders there have been, in chronological order; Mat and Tom, then Matt, Adam and Ceri and now there is Mat (That is actually 3 different Mats!) |
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| Throughout the years NSoS has done many, many performances. These have inluded: Carnivals, Nightclubs, Weddings, Festivals, Openings, Running Events, House Parties, in fact pretty much any event you can think of we have done! |
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| Who Runs NSoS? |
| Nottingham School of Samba is lead by a team of people. The three Key people are Mat who does most of the teaching and running of the band but this could not be done without the help of Jonathan (bookings), Neil (membership), and at a later date Ken (finances) came on board. |
| In order to help us we always invite people to come along and get involved to support us, so why not pop in? |
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| More On Mat: |
| Mat first started playing samba when he was an early teenager but had to stop to concentrate on GCSEs/ A-Levels/ Degrees. He then started again in 2008 as a band member in Calidoscopio and Soon joined NSoS not long after. He is proficient in all Brazilian instruments and gives up his time to teach others how to play. |
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| As well as being taught by the leaders of those bands he has also been tutored by known UK based Brazilian percussion experts including Adam Watkins, Leon Patel, Holly Prest and JP Courtney as well as 'the grand father' of UK Samba Dudu Tucci. He has played alongside Popular Brazilian bands of Monobloco and Sargento Pimenta. His most prestigeous performance to date would be being part of the London 2012 Olympic celebrations. |
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