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SambaOlyWa in print and on the Web

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Sound Kids

Discussion Lists

• Pacific North West (PNW) Sambistas, an email forum for the discussion of Brazilian music & dance activities for amateur community-based groups and individuals in the Pacific Northwest.
• Jeremy's Samba Forum for discussion of all things Samba in the Northwest
• Jeremy's Samba Blog for all things Samba
• Samba Olywa's discussion list for our organizational nitty-gritty: logistics, gig preparation, scheduling, ...

Reference

Brazil

• Bahia Street, helping Brazilian women get educations
• Black Orpheus, a film by Marcel Camus, 1958,
  an international classic with a great soundtrack
• Carnival in Rio, a book by Helmut Teissl
  Hot! photos of sambistas and a CD with live recordings
• Samba Brasil, carnaval & samba schools
• The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bosa Nova and the Popular Music of Brazil, A book by McGowan & Pessanha
• BRAZZIL, a news magazine on Brazil
  • "Aquarela do Brazil" ("...Brazil...Brazil...")
    Ary Barroso
  • Carmen Miranda modern Brazilian goddess
• Samba, a book by Alma Guillermoprieto,
  a year with a samba school, its members & Rio's carnaval

Samba Schools (sambista groups, Blocos, Bands,...)

• country pages for samba groups, World Samba.org
• Lions of Batucada of Portland, OR
• Vamola Seattle,WA

Commerce

• Brazil On-Line Music Search
• Brazilian Music Enterprises
• Caravan Music for Brazilian & other Latin Recordings
• John's Music, diverse percussion instruments, Seattle, WA

Got any great samba Web sites you want us to link to? Let us know!