Academicos de Opera
- HOMETOWN:
- Austin, Texas
- MYSPACE:
- myspace.com/austinsambaschool
- WEB SITE:
- austinsambaschool.org
The Acadêmicos da Ópera Samba School is a group of about two or three dozen performers who love Brazilian music and dance. We play all kinds of music from Brazil ... but we focus on samba. Historically the most popular of all the Brazilian rhythms, samba is played very fast with a powerful drive. You simply cannot sit still when you hear samba! Sambas are traditionally performed in Brazil by neighborhood Samba Schools (escolas de samba), many of which perform in the famous Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro during the pre-lenten Brazilian Carnaval. Acadêmicos da Ópera was created and is led by Robert Patterson (Jacaré). A perennial Brazilian music student, Jacaré has spent countless hours studying and playing with many Brazilian musicians, and he travels yearly to Brazil in order to stay on top of all-things-samba. He also makes a yearly pilgrimage to the annual California Brazil Camp as a member of its faculty.
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