Batala Lancaster

Batala Lancaster Lancaster's original samba reggae drumming band. Part of Batala Mundo. ❤️🖤 There are now over 40 such groups across the world playing the same funky rhythms.

Batala is a form of Samba Drum music which originates in Salvador de Bahia in North Eastern Brazil. Batala was formed as the European wing of Cortejo Afro (a style of Brazilian Samba) by Giba Gonçalves in Paris in 1997. Giba is the maestro of the Batala sound, which he composed after the style of his home town Salvador, in Brazil. The music has its roots in African traditional music which found it

s way to Brazil and has been incorporated in to Brazilian culture since. Using this influence, Giba formed a 60-piece drumming band, called it Batala, and encouraged anyone with an interest in his music to form their own Batala group under his name. Samba-reggae compositions with noted African influences beaten out on four different types of drum. The result is a raw, hypnotic combination of emotion, beats and rhythm. Batala's success is illustrated in its impressive CV: Glastonbury; the Notting Hill Carnival; Edinburgh Fringe and many more.

Some more wonderful photos from last weekend at Morecambe Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📷Thank you to CHé Hunter for sharing these with...
02/06/2026

Some more wonderful photos from last weekend at Morecambe Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

📷Thank you to CHé Hunter for sharing these with us.

Another busy month coming up! We're looking forward to performing at Lancaster Pride uk, Galgate Children's Treat Day an...
01/06/2026

Another busy month coming up! We're looking forward to performing at Lancaster Pride uk, Galgate Children's Treat Day and Grimsargh Field Day this month!

Check out our website for our full summer gigs listing ❤️🖤

01/06/2026

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