First Fridays: Brazilian Drumming Workshop

Join the BU Arts Initiative, as a part of BU Student Activities' Weeks of Welcome, as we welcome local Brazilian percussionist Marcus Santos, director of the innovative and creative drumming project Grooversity, for interactive, hands-on workshop on Brazilian Samba drumming.

*Open to current BU Students only*

Two ticket options are available:

• BU Student - No Drum: Use your own drum, bucket and whatever you can find at home. We will send you more ideas too!
• BU Student - With Drum: Rent a drum from the BU Arts Initiative - must be on campus to pick it up & return.

About the BU Arts Initiative & First Fridays

The BU Arts Initiative is an interdisciplinary hub supporting programming and research that advances the role of the arts at the university, engages students, and builds community.

On the first Friday of every month the BU Arts Initiative Student Advisory Council hosts an event for BU students to stay creative, for free! Be sure to follow us on Facebook to stay up to date on future events.

By registering for this event you agree to receive email correspondence from the BU Arts Initiative.

About Marcus & Grooversity

Grooversity is an innovative drumming network envisioned and led by Brazilian percussionist Marcus Santos. Ensemble leader and teaching artist Marcus Santos, is a native of Bahia, Brazil. He commits his life to the study, teaching and performance of his hometown’s Afro-Brazilian music and heritage. He has led numerous workshops on Afro-Brazilian percussion and music for Social Change in universities and conventions around the world, including MIT, Harvard, Brown University and Universidad Central de Venezuela and the Percussion Arts Society International Convention in 2007 and 2010.

Grooversity’s goal is to promote Afro-Brazilian percussion as an educational resource, entertainment and as a catalyst for social change. Grooversity focuses on community outreach for positive outcomes while targeting global diversity awareness. Grooversity has performed at the 2018 & 2019 BU Global Music Festival.