Vocalist, percussionist and bandleader Dandha da Hora and the SambaDá ensemble share music and dance that celebrates the powerful expressions of the African Diaspora in Brazil and Haiti. Join us for an energetic and uplifting journey tracing the legacies of Afro-descendent peoples who continued to carry on their spiritual, musical and cultural traditions across the ocean and around the globe. 

Band Personnel
Elisangela Sousa (Dandha da Hora) lead vocal, percussion, dance
Anne Stafford tenor sax, flute
Alexandre Godinho guitar, vocal
Railson Silva Oliveira bass vocal
Tammy L. Hall piano
Ibrahima Ngom percussion
Will Martins drums
Laurie Fleurentin dance

Set List
Seyibo (Haitian sacred song)
Paranaue (Brazilian capoeira song)
Milagre do Povo by Caetano Veloso
Ilê Perola Negra by Guiguio and Rene Veneno
Laguidibá by Magnu Sousá, Maurilio de Oliveira and Nei Lopes
Panamá M Tonbé (Haitian folk song)
Alegria da Cidade by Lazzo Matumbi and Antônio Jorge Portugal
Uma História de Ifá (Elegibó) by Rey Zulu and Ytthamar Tropicalia