{"id":15,"date":"2016-09-18T21:50:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T21:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:23:53","slug":"bateria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/bateria\/","title":{"rendered":"Bateria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n\n.prisna-gwt-align-left {\n\ttext-align: left !important;\n}\n.prisna-gwt-align-right {\n\ttext-align: right !important;\n}\n\n\n\nbody {\n\ttop: 0 !important;\n}\n.goog-te-banner-frame {\n\tdisplay: none !important;\n\tvisibility: hidden !important;\n}\n\n#goog-gt-tt,\n.goog-tooltip,\n.goog-tooltip:hover {\n\tdisplay: none !important;\n}\n.goog-text-highlight {\n\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\tborder: none !important;\n\tbox-shadow: none !important;\n}\n.translated-rtl font,\n.translated-ltr font {\n\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\tbox-shadow: none !important;\n\tbox-sizing: border-box !important;\n\t-webkit-box-sizing: border-box !important;\n\t-moz-box-sizing: border-box !important;\n}\n\n-->\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"google_translate_element\" class=\"prisna-gwt-align-left\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*<![CDATA[*\/\nfunction initializeGoogleTranslateElement() {\n\tnew google.translate.TranslateElement({\n\t\tpageLanguage: \"en\",\n\t\tincludedLanguages: \"en,pt,es\"\n\t}, \"google_translate_element\");\n}\n\/*]]>*\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=initializeGoogleTranslateElement\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Heartbeat of the School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The bateria or samba drum corps is the heart or &#8220;heart-beat&#8221; of the samba school. SambaLa offers everyone a spot to play with the drum corps from those who have never played to experts in percussion. They all fit together! And we have the instruments if you do not have your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285-840x560.jpeg 840w, http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285-120x80.jpeg 120w, http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285-360x240.jpeg 360w, http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/49FE3AA8-70D1-43EF-82C8-70A3070FE285-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>SambaL\u00e1 Samba School after a big show st American Rock in Deerfield Beach Florida <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have samba singers if you like to use your voice instead of a drum stick! We practice weekly at our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/sambala-rehearsal-space\/\">SambaL\u00e1 Rehearsal Space<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SambaLaBateria-e1558707932593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-675\"\/><figcaption>The SambaLa Bateria at an Brazilian event in Tampa Florida.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mestre da Bateria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Claudio da Silva may have more experience with samba schools in the United States than any person alive. in the late 1980s, Claudio helped form numerous samba schools in the city of New York which went on successfully for several years with parading and rehearsing and samba themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 20 years ago, Claudio moved to Florida establishing himself in the music community Southern Florida, now teaching in Miami&#8217;s school system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, Claudio took over the SambaLa Bateria and has risen it to new levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sambala.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MestreClaudio-e1558707669231.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Singers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our samba singers are the ones who give a story and melody to the great rhythms of the bateria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Samba Singers:<\/strong> Marcelo Andrade, Viviane, Flavio Poeta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Director<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The music director is none other than David de Hilster, the&nbsp;president of the samba school. Did you know that David&#8217;s first samba drum lesson ended in less than 5 minutes with the drum teacher saying to him: &#8220;You have no hope&#8221;. That only made David try harder! 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