Jordan is our new Rainha da Bateria 2019

A huge congratulations and welcome to Jordan Leigh, the new London School of Samba Rainha da Bateria for 2019 – 2020. This year once again saw some fierce competition, at our event held at Floripa, Shoreditch. We are looking forward to seeing her in front of the...
Little Sambistas Dance & Drumming Workshop

Little Sambistas Dance & Drumming Workshop

With over 30 years experience, London School of Samba is the UK’s original samba school. We offer classes to people of all ages and part of what we do is facilitate classes for children of all ages. From Early Years classes at the Tate, Primary School children...

Hannah is our new Queen!

Congratulations go to Hannah on winning the London School of Samba annual Rainha da Bateria (Queen of the drummers) competition, which took place on Tuesday 19th July at Floripa in Shoreditch. As usual it was a fierce competition as five girls gave it their all: Nina,...

Kanika crowned Rainha da Bateria 2014

Kanika Findley-Chin won the annual London School of Samba Rainha da Bateria competition, held on the 22nd July at Floripa. In what has to be the toughest competition in the London School of Samba’s history, Kanika triumphed out of the thirteen...

London School of Samba has a new Samba-Exaltação

During a visit to Rio in 2010 members of the London School of Samba met Tiãozinho da Mocidade, from our Madrinha (Godmother samba school) Mocidade Independente De Padre Miguel. Tiãozinho is one of Mocidade’s greatest living composers, having written a number of...