Difference between revisions of "SambaLá Samba School"
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==History== | ==History== | ||
SambaLá Samba School was founded in early 1994 by [[David de Hilster]] in response to his wife's [[Doris de Hilster]] homesickness for Brazil. David thought that creating a community for Doris in the [[United States]], that she would not want to return to Brazil. | SambaLá Samba School was founded in early 1994 by [[David de Hilster]] in response to his wife's [[Doris de Hilster]] homesickness for Brazil. David thought that creating a community for Doris in the [[United States]], that she would not want to return to Brazil. | ||
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+ | ==International Work== | ||
+ | In April of 1995, SambaLá became the first samba school to have a website on the internet. Mangueira of Brazil soon followed and then Imperio do Papagaio was the third. In 1997, David de Hilster registered the domain worldsamba.org which was to help organize the [[Unidos do Mundo]] samba school which paraded in the Sambadrome in the champion's parade in the year 2000. | ||
==Notable Parades== | ==Notable Parades== | ||
+ | * 2000 Parade of Champions, Rio de Janeiro | ||
+ | * 2010 Rose Parade with Jack-in-the-Box | ||
==Notable Shows== | ==Notable Shows== | ||
+ | * 1999 Launch of Kia Motors "Rio" car in Seoul Korea | ||
+ | * 2012 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyO5MRTbL2s Beck Reimagines David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision'] | ||
+ | * 2013 with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkSqnVfOsiE Monobloco, Blue Man group, and LA Philharmonic] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
# Official homepage: [http://www.sambala.org www.sambala.org] | # Official homepage: [http://www.sambala.org www.sambala.org] | ||
− | # Facebook page: [http://www.facebook.com/SambaSchool] | + | # YouTube channel: [http://youtube.sambala.org youtube.sambala.org] |
+ | # Facebook page: [http://www.facebook.com/SambaSchool www.facebook.com/SambaSchool] | ||
[[Category:Traditional Samba School]] | [[Category:Traditional Samba School]] | ||
[[Category:USA Samba Group]] | [[Category:USA Samba Group]] | ||
[[Category:Florida Samba Group]] | [[Category:Florida Samba Group]] |
Revision as of 00:32, 5 March 2017
SambaLá Samba School | |
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Group type | Traditional samba school |
Website | http://www.sambala.org |
Date founded | March 23, 1994 |
Current membership | 200 |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
City | Pompano Beach |
SambaLá Samba School is a traditional samba school in the United States that currently resides in Pompano Beach, Florida.
History
SambaLá Samba School was founded in early 1994 by David de Hilster in response to his wife's Doris de Hilster homesickness for Brazil. David thought that creating a community for Doris in the United States, that she would not want to return to Brazil.
International Work
In April of 1995, SambaLá became the first samba school to have a website on the internet. Mangueira of Brazil soon followed and then Imperio do Papagaio was the third. In 1997, David de Hilster registered the domain worldsamba.org which was to help organize the Unidos do Mundo samba school which paraded in the Sambadrome in the champion's parade in the year 2000.
Notable Parades
- 2000 Parade of Champions, Rio de Janeiro
- 2010 Rose Parade with Jack-in-the-Box
Notable Shows
- 1999 Launch of Kia Motors "Rio" car in Seoul Korea
- 2012 Beck Reimagines David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision'
- 2013 with Monobloco, Blue Man group, and LA Philharmonic
Links
- Official homepage: www.sambala.org
- YouTube channel: youtube.sambala.org
- Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SambaSchool