Michael Boase
Workshop
Participants will be guided through the incredibly unique rhythms of Samba and learn about the unusual foundations that define the genre. There’s nothing quite like being a part of the magic of a Samba ensemble, each member has an important role to play within a hypnotising, magical web of interlocking percussion patterns!
Artist Bio
Michael Boase is a West Australian drum kit player and percussionist who has toured and studied locally and internationally for over 20 years. Early in his career, Michael developed a keen interest in music from Brazil and Africa. He then went on to seek out many great teachers where he could begin to become a specialist in Samba and Djembe music from West Africa, (among other styles). In the genre of Samba, Michael credits his long professional relationship with local Brazilian singer, Marcio Mendes as one of his most important influences. Marcio is a charismatic musician who has helped Michael understand so much more of the surrounding culture of Samba and together they even travelled to Sao Paulo in Brazil to play some shows together in 2007. Aside from this, Michael has studied with masters of percussion in Rio de Janeiro, paraded in the Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Notting Hill (UK) carnivals with local samba schools and made many connections with other Samba players around Australia and further abroad as far as Paris and Istanbul. Michael began running his own classes in Samba percussion in 2004 and has continued to do this almost continually for the last 20 years, forming a well known name in Perth as Beleza Samba School with a long artistic partnership with dancer, Yamina Hofer. He has taught thousands of students and spent many hours honing his skills as both a player but also as a teacher. His love of Samba music has led him to learn Brazilian Portuguese and pick up as much as he can also in terms of songs and guitar playing as well because it is through song that he believes we can really begin to get a proper feeling of what this music is all about.