Immerse yourself in Afro-Brazilian Carnival beats in this open level percussion workshop with Rome. This taster workshop will explore rhythms heard across Brazil in modern day whilst delving in to the rich, Afro-rooted history of these Carnival traditions.

Participants will have the opportunity to get hands on, learn rhythms on one of several percussion instruments before bringing a piece of music together by the end of the session.

Instruments include surdos (bass drums), caixas (snare-type drums) and snares, timau (hand drum) and more. All instruments will be provided.

Rome Mosabbir is a highly skilled percussionist with over 20 years of experience in African, Afro-Brazilian, and global carnival percussion styles. He has studied extensively in West Africa and across the globe, developing deep cultural and musical knowledge. Rome performs with acclaimed groups such as Tanante and Global Grooves and is a passionate workshop facilitator. As a Global Grooves associate artist, he is dedicated to sharing vibrant rhythms and inspiring the next generation of percussionists.

Global Grooves is an artist-led Carnival arts organisation based in the North West of England. We bring together the very best culturally diverse artists from around the world to create stunning carnival presentations, develop next generation artists, incubate companies, stimulate innovation in the sector and inspire diverse communities to participate in Carnival, both across UK and internationally.

This workshop is made possible by music production specialists Actual Music, known for their artist development programme which supports high potential artists based in Lancashire. Actual Music also leads the Blackburn Gigs project, which seeks to support grassroots music & stimulate nighttime economies in Blackburn Town Centre.