SambaDa

Afro-Brazilian dance band SambaDa returns to the theater to perform their brand of Santa Cruz Samba. Strongly influenced by the rich musical traditions of Brazil, the band blends South American salsa and cumbia with funk and reggae beats.

Dubbed the West Coast’s hottest Brazilian band, SambaDá musically unites the Americas by drawing from the percussion based styles of South and Central America and blending them playfully with funk and reggae beats so familiar to crowds in North America.
Formed in 1998 in Santa Cruz, California, by capoeira master Papiba Godinho, saxophonist Anne Stafford, and drummer Gary Kehoe, the seven piece band is known for its high-energy percussion, danceable grooves and its explosive Carnival-like performances.