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Try Samba for FREE – Taster Workshop Session

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Layla Abrahams in Featured | Leave a comment

It’s an opportunity not to be missed! Come along to our FREE 2-hour Brazilian Drumming Taster Session on Sunday 23rd August, 1.30pm. More details on the Workshops page.


AKSamba performing near you?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Layla Abrahams in Featured | Leave a comment

You never know where we’ll pop up next!  We have gigs all around Auckland and indeed all over the country.  We were recently in Albany, Wellington, Quay Street, and Whangarei.  We had a blast performing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup!  Keep an eye on our gigs page to find out where we’ll be next.


AKSamba performing near you?

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Jo Odds in Featured | Leave a comment

You never know where we’ll pop up next!  We have gigs all around Auckland and indeed all over the country.  We were recently in Albany, Wellington, Quay Street and later in May we’ll be up in Whangarei!  Keep an eye on our gigs page to find out where we’ll be next.


Try Samba for FREE – Taster Session

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jo Odds in Featured | Leave a comment

It’s an opportunity not to be missed! Come along to our FREE 2-hour Brazilian Drumming Taster Session on Sunday 21st September, 1.30pm. More details on the Workshops page.


Registrations open for next workshop

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Jo Odds in Featured | Leave a comment

Missed out on the last workshop?  Came along but just can’t get enough?  Never fear, another workshop is here!  Put Saturday 2nd August in the diary and register on our Workshops Page.  Go on, you know you want to…


Have a go at playing our drums

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Jo Odds in Featured | Leave a comment

Registrations our now open for our next Introductory Workshop on Saturday 10th May. Register on our Workshops Page and come join us for some drumming fun!


Workshop date confirmed!

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jo Odds in Featured | Leave a comment

Come and have a go at playing samba with us! We have an introductory workshop in the pipeline – Saturday 10th May. See our workshops page for more information.


Date for next Beginners’ Workshop changed – tbc

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Jo Odds in Featured | Leave a comment

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the date of our next workshop will now be sometime in May. Precise date, details and registration information will follow soon on our workshops page!


Our music

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Carol in Featured | Leave a comment

Have a listen to some of our tracks on the music page… or watch videos on the video page…


Gigs coming up

There are no confirmed gigs at the moment. Check back soon!

Workshops: Done and dusted!

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Week 3 of our beginners course. They are so great! Week 3 of our beginners course. They are so great! 🥁❤️🥁🖤🥁 #samba #bateria #aucklandevents #drummersofinstagram
Come along to the Pachamama Latin Market today! AK Come along to the Pachamama Latin Market today! AKSamba will be performing at 2pm 🥁❤️💃🏻🕺🏻🖤🥁 #samba #bateria #nzsamba #drumming #aucklandevents
After lengthy event restrictions, we’re delighte After lengthy event restrictions, we’re delighted to be performing again! Catch us today at 4.30pm at the Takapuna Beach Latin Fiesta! 🎊🥁❤️🖤🥁🎉
#samba #nzsamba #bateria #drummersofinstagram #aucklandevents #takapuna #takapunabeach
We’re fully booked for our March intro course. T We’re fully booked for our March intro course. To join the waitlist send an email to courses@aksamba.org.nz
Sunset Samba 🌅🥁💛 Wanna do this? Join our Sunset Samba 🌅🥁💛
Wanna do this? Join our intro workshop! Link in Bio!
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Come and join us for Musical March! 🥁🥁🥁 # Come and join us for Musical March! 🥁🥁🥁
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Day 104 of lockdown and we finally reunite to play Day 104 of lockdown and we finally reunite to play some drums! Feels goooood! 🥁❤️
#samba #sambanz #auckland #lockdown
Thank you to all the AKSamba members past and pres Thank you to all the AKSamba members past and present who contributed material to make this video happen. Got to have a bit of fun when we can't physically drum together!
#samba #sambadrummers #sambadancers #bateria #lockdown #lockdownsamba #aucklandevents #drummersofinstagram
Supporting our record-breaking All Blacks who’ve Supporting our record-breaking All Blacks who’ve taken out the Bledisloe Cup for the 19th straight year. Wow!
#allblacks #wallabies #bledisloecup #samba #aucklandevents
We’ll be at @edenparknz pre-match again tonight, We’ll be at @edenparknz pre-match again tonight, this time we’ll be at Gate D. Go the ABs!!! 🖤
#allblacks #wallabies #bledisloecup #samba #drummersofinstagram #aucklandevents
It was a day of two halves! Wynyard Quarter’s 10 It was a day of two halves! Wynyard Quarter’s 10th Birthday and the All Blacks vs Australia at @edenparknz
It’s a double-header! We’re back at it doing w It’s a double-header! We’re back at it doing what we love 🥁💃🏻🥁💃🏻🥁 TODAY!

First up, it’s HAUMI - Wynyard Quarter’s 10th birthday celebrations. We’ll be performing from 2-3pm at Karanga Plaza, along North Wharf and Silo Park.

And then, much to our delight, we’ll be activating the gates at Eden Park before the All Blacks take on the Wallabies for the Bledisloe Cup! If you’re going to the match, we’ll be at Gate E. Come and see us!

#allblacks #bledisloecup #wynyardquarter #aucklandevents #samba #sambadancers #drummersofinstagram
Opening the Celebrating Cultures festival on a glo Opening the Celebrating Cultures festival on a glorious Auckland day #celebratingcultures #aucklandevents #samba #sambadrummers
Our workshop starting 10 May is now fully booked. Our workshop starting 10 May is now fully booked. You can email us to go on the waitlist, or keep an eye out for our next one! 🥁🥁🥁
Will you be one of the lucky last three? 🥁🥁🥁
#aucklandevents #samba #sambadrummers #drummersofinstagram
We’ll be opening the Celebrating Cultures festiv We’ll be opening the Celebrating Cultures festival this Saturday! Come along for a fun-filled event with plenty of entertainment, stalls, exhibitions, kids fun zone and yummy food! 
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Whānau ❤️ @steampunkthethames #steampunktheth Whānau ❤️
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The long walk to the start of the parade 🥁💃🏻🚂@steampunkthethames #steampunk #steampunkthethames
Go the mo! @steampunkthethames #steampunk #steamp Go the mo! @steampunkthethames  #steampunk #steampunkthethames #steampunksamba
Our fabulous costumiers @steampunkthethames #stea Our fabulous costumiers @steampunkthethames 
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