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Rhythms of the City / Ritmos da Cidade
Group type:
Bloco with dancers 
City University Music Department
Northampton Square
London, EC1V 0HBUnited Kingdom
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a bloco with dancers on 2 levels: - professional group 6-15 performers for stage shows/recording - samba, hiphop, funk, salsa, afrobeat ... anything that is possible with samba instruments (and some stuff that is not). vocalists include godfather of uksamba Bosco De Oliveira, underground hiphop sensation Mystro. - community group 10-75 performers for stage/street - samba, soca, funk, reggae.. as ambitious as imagination allows. well known for collaborations with mandinga arts - full sound system in carnival parades brings english-language music to the masses, craftily arranged for Brazilian percussion. most of ROTC members are professional musicians, dancers, teachers or music students. the band started in 1999, directors of many other samba groups have learnt at ROTC over the years. |
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ROTC has worked with Friendly Fires, Jamie Cullum, Son Veneno, Oslvaldo Chacon, and has recorded for the BBC and Channel 4 as well as creating a library CD of pure rhythm for BMG. latest CD released on the F-IRE label: www.f-ire.com ROTC has performed at Notting Hill Carnival, Luton Carnival, Thames Festival, Pride, Glastonbury, Reading Festival, Big Chill, Lovebox, WOMAD, the Forum, Eden Project, Tower of London, and many many local festivals and venues around the UK and touring to Ireland, France, Spain (and Wales). ROTC plays more than 50 shows per year, holding a residency at London's Guanabara. weekend workshops and classes check: www.rhythmsofthecity.com
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