Can Samba

Pro Samba band, superb entertainers, award-winning, street theatre and Carnival arts. Art with heart Don't be shy, we have something for every budget.

Welcome to the home of Can Samba, music, dance and costume making by your favourite Sambista, dancer and costumier, Ceri and Sarena. Here you'll be able to find out all the exciting information about classes and participating in our wonderfully inclusive Samba Troupe, performances, Samba bands, courses and Carnivals around the world. As well as performances small and big, we do festivals, workshops, experiences and the old pre-wedding (stag and hen) dos. This is where the REAL fun starts.

25/10/2024

💥come join the drumming fun this Sunday! Contact [email protected] to book your space. 🫶🏽

25/10/2024

🥁 Do you like bangin’ on a big ol’ bass drum? We need more surdo players. You are the pulse of the band, a keen smiler (hiding the fact that you’re counting in your head) and not afraid of a bit of arm-ography or stick swinging fun.
We’ll teach you the rest; drums, sticks, straps, space and excellent tuition provided as well as band uniform and many opportunities to play throughout the year at no cost to you.
The cheapest activity around at just £16 per session (over 21’s) for 5 hours of tuition, discounts available for youth/benefits recipients.
Join the best Samba band in the region. No attitude, no agendas, no egos, just a love of making music together at our regular, monthly band practice and at over 20 gigs (and growing) a year.
and all the rest in between!
EMAIL Can Samba now to book your place at practice this Sunday: [email protected] 📧

24/10/2024

🥁you might think I’m exaggerating but this is one of the best music teachers around. I don’t have much experience myself of music teachers but having observed and been taught by this kind and endlessly enthusiastic person I can say without hesitation that their teaching is inclusive, progressive and fun. Ceri has something for everyone from beginners to pros. Don’t believe me? Then come and join the Can Samba bateria practice this Sunday 27th October. Everyone is welcome and our band kicks ass. Heck if I can learn drumming so can you! 🪘

14/01/2024

🌵 spray paint joy just because I can and am influenced. Oh dear, more ideas. 😬🤭🤭🤭

Photos from Can Samba's post 05/01/2024

And we’re off! Idea for thing turns into other thing and even becomes abstracted! Who’d of thunk it? 🤷🏽‍♀️ always got time to play at the start of the year but will it continue….Happy New Year folks, it can’t possibly be worst than last. ✉️

29/10/2023

💀 Just some Halloween skulls hanging out being skull-like. 💀

15/10/2023

Stand still long enough and you will be subsumed into the world of Can Samba. Anyway, looks like colour is spilling from our studio to yours and painting is spilling from your studio to Can Samba’s. It’s a good exchange I think 🖼️ 🎨 🖌️ Thank you 🙏🏽 ☺️ Do you have skills of an artist? A performer? Producer? Musician? Don’t be shy, join the best group for miles. See you all next Sunday for the

11/10/2023

💥 one of those magical moments (if I may be so humble) created by the mighty Can Samba. If you wanna be part of this beautiful collective, playing mighty beats for the love, the cause and the beauty, get in touch phone📞 📲 🤙🏽 next bateria practice is this Sunday before

27/09/2023

Time to spruce up and dust off the dancing skull heads aka Skully ‘n’ crew. 💀 fancy a dance? Fancy the dancing skull crew? You know what to do. Book directly and not only will you save 💴 but you’ll be supporting a arts company who champion fair rates of pay for all. ✌🏽

29/07/2023

29/07/2023

Happy Notts Pride day everyone ✊🏽
You know where Can Samba will be.

28/07/2023

SH*T another zip has gone on a suit!!!

I need some who can sew, please 🙏🏽

25/07/2023

Damn your eyes stitch formation!
Look, I know it’s been a while since I overlocked but please just let me sew this pink suit for Notts Pride on Saturday 🙏🏽

23/07/2023

When you rush to find your flagpole and accidentally pickup fibrerod and regret the rest of the day! 🤪

23/07/2023

I’m so tired. But so looking for to Notts Pride this coming Saturday! 🥰
If you could spare 30 minutes this week to pop some missing spikes on the I can’t tell you how grateful I’d be because I’m so tired.

I’ll be in the studio approximately 10am-6/7pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, come and help if you can. No worries if not. 🫶🏽🏳️‍🌈✊🏽🏳️‍⚧️

If you want to be a Howler, DM me soon only a few left due to people who can’t make it.

See you all in the wonderful Pride-land. Educate. Celebrate. Demonstrate.

15/06/2023

More requests! May I borrow a wheelchair for this Saturday please?

14/06/2023

💥 yeah, this is what I do for a job, this is how I make a difference in the world by bringing joy, colour, wonder, confusion and magic to the world! 🫶🏽👊🏽✌🏽👍🏽 book us ✍🏽 join us, support us. We are Can Samba, you can Samba too 💥 we’ll be in market square if you need a

17/05/2023

🎧 it’s the monthly Can Samba bateria practice this Sunday 12-5pm. You really NEED ear protection when we practice inside, you probably need them outside too I certainly do as this lot are mighty and loud. Hearing loss is 100% irreversible but 100% preventable. Check the link in comments for some very reasonable priced ones online that will arrive in time for practice on Sunday. PMT music shop is just round the corner from practice, open on Sunday and has several options for ear plugs. Don’t go deaf good people. 👂🏻👂🏼👂🏽👂🏾👂🏿 give me a shout if you play and have ear protection

25/04/2023

📝 we just love admin! Can Samba finalising the details for this Saturday’s Breaks & Beats workshop in Nottingham. 💻 📑 🪶 yes of course you can still join us, get in touch 📲

24/04/2023

Can Samba are hosting this fantastic Bateria workshop ‘Breaks & Beats’ in Nottingham by the incredible .lopes and this coming Saturday! 🥳 If you haven’t got in touch about your place, you really need to do so 🤣 because you don’t want to miss this, er, unmissable workshop! 🥁 🪘 super low profit price of £60 or £50 for Can Samba associates. Join us. 🖖🏽

21/02/2023

Woohoo! 601 followers on Faceslap and 807 Instagram!!!

Tell us, you love us and bolster our (well my) fragile ego! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

30/11/2022

🚪 open studios this weekend! 🥳 Friday 6-9, Saturday 11-5, Sunday 11-4. Join us for a mulled drink, some shopping and a boogie. 💃🏽 scintillating, intellectual conversation optional. 🤣

29/11/2022

❄️ people love the in all forms especially this year’s

Photos from Can Samba's post 24/11/2022

❄️ the (my personal favourite) doing what they do best. Come see the production factory c/o NCA, The Eagle Works on Hooton street. 10 minutes from the city centre. Loads of talented artists with festive gifts, mulled wine, great music etc. Join us and say ‘hello’. 🎄

19/11/2022

❄️ The weekend Can Samba released a pair of into their natural environment to bring joy, merriment, dancing and a whole loads of silliness to crowds at light switch on as well as the wonderful Xmas lights switch on! Did you see them, dance with them, stroke their spikes? If you see them, please tell them to go home as their dinner is on the table! 🥘 Which much thanks to , and for their time, energy and efforts. ✌🏽🥶

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💥 orange Howler, aka Tutti Frutti busting out the party moves, you’ve gotta love it! 💥
The parade of Howlers, but where have them been and what have they been up to…? 🤷🏽‍♀️ nobody knows, did you see them…? 👀...
I hope you don’t find one of these under your bed or down a dark alley….. 👻 Happy Halloween my little monsters 👹
The mighty Can Samba bateria, the Giant dancing Skulls and yours truly as porta bandeira, flag waver at #hockleyhustle I...
Really getting on now but my hand strength is not what is was before the pandemic. 😔 ✍🏽Come, join Can Samba spreading th...
Throw back, whatever day it is! HahaCan Samba ripping it up at Halloween 👻 🎃 with our amazing stilt walker, The Medusa a...
Throw back Saturday! 🤣 Nottingham Light Night 2019💡 with the moon moth leading our awesome #bateria
Can Samba about to drop a phat break! With Baianas, beautiful bee, and the magnificent Honeycomb Queen with some fabulou...
Can Samba ripping it up at #HockleyHustle or #lightnight or something else! Still suffering from pandemic brain fug!
Just because I pop them on Insta doesn't mean they're here! But they are now. The brilliant #nottspride and Can Samba ch...
#NottsPride2021 what a return to performing after the #pandemic! Here we have the Can Samba bateria, The Howlers and The...
💚 Merrily working away for the Shades of Green exhibit with Nottingham City Artists studio. Didn’t know I stuck my tongu...

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Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
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