Best of the Fest: Carnaval Countdown 2007
samba is life!

Maisa Duke
Energia Do Samba

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 2006 Parade Hot Clips

 
Energia Do Samba, Maisa Duke peforming at Rocapulco in San Francisco, California, April 2006. Music by Sambada and Jorge Alabe
Lead Vocalist Dandha Da Hora joins Maisa in a solo dance!
From RootMagazine Video by Marcy Mendelson Energia Do Sa... Video by Marcy Mendelson
Maisa Duke leads Energia do Samba at the Carnaval parade in San Francisco on May 28.
00:34 Maisa Duke at Carnaval 2006 in San Francisco youtube
00:14 Samba Energia freestyle dancers at Carnaval 2006
In other ecstatic news,

TINKU INTERNATIONAL BOLIVIA
performs in the 2006 Carnaval Grand parade at the heart and sol of the San Francisco Bay Area
-the Inner Mission!
 

Check ranking to other Carnaval images
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43 seconds of batucada from the 40th Friends of Brazil SF Bay Area Carnaval Ball
Feb '2007

at the Galleria

 
Chalo Edwardo from REMO

works his magic once again at the official Drum Circle at San Francisco Carnaval Festival on Harrison Street.
(Festival Music director Arturo Carillo is big on growing this part of the festival and has been recently studying with the granddaddy of drum circles Arthur Hull)

  
 
The Summer Of Love
 

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