Past Events

Manchester Mega Mela is here! Join Global Grooves on Sunday 22 July for our Desi Street Mela.

Global Grooves is proud to announce its third short course in pandeiro. This four-week course gives an introduction to playing the national instrument of Brazil, helping players to develop their set-up and skills to facilitate small ensemble playing; everyone loves a singsong with a pandeiro!

On Friday 9th June, Global Grooves will be bringing our Carnival spectacular to some very poorly Children at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Can you do something incredible for The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital? Global Grooves will be bringing a Carnival celebration to some very poorly children and we need your help!

A three week course in samba studies. This course is designed to give an introduction to playing the various instruments of the samba bateria, enabling players to develop their setup and skills whilst building up stamina in a 15-piece bateria. Featured instruments include surdo, caixa, repique, tamborims and chocalho.

On Sunday 30th April, Global Grooves will be bringing a bit of Brazilian Carnival to Manchester Airport and cheering on everyone whose participating in the BA fun run around the Airport.