This was where samba emerged, evolving in the rodas de samba, informal street gatherings all about music and dance; the first sambas were marked by improvised percussion and powerful vocals ...

(Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) Samba Ngo plays guitar live on the ... Ngo, a master of Afro-Cuban dance and music, and Koné, a renowned Malian musician, will be joined by prominent local ...