by London School of Samba | Sep 3, 2014
London School of Samba are proud to have taken 2nd place in the large band category at Notting Hill Carnival 2014. This year’s carnival was a very wet one, but that didn’t dampen our spirits. The crowds came out to watch armed with umbrellas, and we put on...
by London School of Samba | Jul 23, 2014
Kanika Findley-Chin won the annual 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 contestants! You can see a selection of...
by London School of Samba | Jun 4, 2014
This Summer LSS bring you Project Rio! We are very excited to announce the we’ll be joined by renowned and award winning choreographer Carlinhos do Salgueiro, and legendary Mestre de Bateria, Mestre Jonas this August. In the run up to Notting Hill...
by London School of Samba | Jun 3, 2014
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...
by London School of Samba | May 13, 2014
Each year the London School of Samba holds a competition to choose it’s Samba De Enredo (the theme song for it’s carnival season). This year’s competition held at Floripa on Thursday 8th May was a particularly fierce competition. A panel of judges...
by London School of Samba | Mar 31, 2014
It’s that time of year again! The London School of Samba has announced it’s annual Samba de Enredo competition. Composers are invited to write a samba, which will be performed with a live bateria at Floripa, Old Street, on Thursday 8th May 2014. The samba...