Ailton Nunes in Chicago! THIS WEEKEND!!!!

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Hello Everyone!

The mestre de bateria of a world-famous samba school will be holding a masterclass in Chicago at the Quilombo Cultural Center in Logan Square (1757 N. Kimball) this Saturday, April 6th, from 1-3 pm!!!!!

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Cost is $25.  More info on the facebook page here.

from facebook: In collaboration with California Brazil Camp and Contemporânea, Unidos do Quilombo and the Quilombo Cultural Center is proud to announce an exciting samba percussion workshop with the mestre (director) of Rio de Janeiro’s Mangueira Samba School.

This marks the first time that a Mestre De Bateria of a LIESA Brazilian samba school in the Grupo Especial will give a workshop in Chicago.

When: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Where: Quilombo Cultural Center
1757 N Kimball Avenue in Chicago
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: $20 before April 1 (payment can be dropped off at Quilombo Cultural Center during UdQ class time)
$25 after April 1

NOTE: Ailton will also be available for private individual lessons. Please no absolute beginners. Limited instruments available but students are encouraged to bring their own.

To register or inquire about pricing for private lessons, please contact: manriquese@gmail.com

About Ailton:

Mestre Ailton took over Mangueira’s bateria in 2011, that same year receiving the coveted Estandarte de Ouro for best bateria performance at Rio’s Carnaval.

Ailton also participates in the group Dose Certa and Ensaio de Escola de Samba de Leandro Lehart.

Carnaval Event Photo Recap

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Our Carnaval event was a success, thanks to everyone who helped out, volunteered and performed! Now that the event has passed, we wanted to share some photos with you! Thanks to Erin Fusco, PR and Marketing Director of the Music Institute of Chicago, for these great photos.CarnavalCrafts

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Carnaval is Tomorrow! Catch the preview we had on CBS 2 today!

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The day has almost arrived – tomorrow is Carnaval time! We at Evanston Escola de Samba are so excited to share Brazilian music and dance with you! As a preview, we shared some of our music with Vince Gerasole and the CBS-2 Morning News Team today.

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Vince Gerasole Live-Tweeted the event, and there were lots of great videos taken by the CBS 2 team.

Check out more of our performances on CBS2 below. We look forward to seeing you at the Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston at 10 AM tomorrow! The full details of the Carnaval event are available here.

Only 2 Days Until Carnaval: EEDS on CBS 2 News Tomorrow Morning!

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CBS2ChicagoThere are only 2 days until our inaugural Carnaval celebration and we have an exciting announcement to share! For all you early risers – EEDS is going to be appearing on the CBS 2 Chicago TV news broadcast between 4:30 – 7 AM on Friday, February 15th as the featured musical interlude. Don’t forget to set your DVR! Hopefully, we will have a video in the near future for those who are not able to catch the show.

Only 3 Days until Carnaval: Meet Oloboom!

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Only 3 days until Carnaval! Today we are very excited to introduce a great percussion group that will be performing with EEDS at our Carnaval celebration – Oloboom. Here’s how Oloboom describes themselves and their mission:

Lane-Logo2Oloboom (founded in 2011) is a percussion class at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago, IL, under the leadership of Reed Flygt.  We rehearse everyday and do our best to have fun making music in a supportive atmosphere.  Besides Samba, the class also focuses on music from Ghana, West-Africa.  In addition to having fun, we also increase our confidence and proficiency in music through a rigorous traditional curriculum involving weekly playing tests.  We are very excited to perform at our first ever Carnaval Event.

5 Days until Carnaval: Enter Our Raffle – You could win big!

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Only 5 days left to Carnaval! Are you excited yet? For the first time ever we are offering a raffle at our event, where you could win any of the awesome prizes listed below. It is only $2 per ticket, or 3 tickets for $5.
You could win:
  • A Free private dance lesson with Blaze the Floor
  • A Free private or group percussion class with Reed
  • A Free semester of percussion classes with EEDS
  • A Free semester of dance classes with EEDS
  • Other items – t-shirt, bumper sticker, CDs
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7 Days until Carnaval: Be a percussionist for a day

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Image 18_595Only 7 days until Carnaval! Have you always wanted to try percussion but were too nervous to make the leap? EEDS will be having a percussion station at our Carnaval celebration where you will be able to check out and play EEDS bateria (percussion section) instruments: agogo, tamborim, shaker, surdo among others. This is your chance to be a member of our bateria! If you enjoy yourself, consider joining our percussion classes – class sign-ups will be available at Carnaval – all ages and skill levels are welcome. Even though the semester has started, the price will be prorated to only the remaining classes in the semester.

10 Days to Carnaval: Carnaval Creativity and Crafts

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A future passista wearing a classic handmade EEDS headpiece.

The countdown to Carnaval continues: only 10 days to go! Today, we wanted to give a little sample of what you can expect at our EEDS Carnaval Celebration in addition to music and dancing! We have a whole lineup of crafts for young and old alike. You will be able to make masks, headpieces, and other costume elements to get into the Carnaval mood. For those who are percussion-inclined there also will be a shaker making station so you can samba at home. If you need a little nudge to get started there will be a Carnaval-themed coloring station, too!