Entries from August 2008

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Samba brings the bling Late at Tate

Samba school plays at Late at Tate

Roll up roll up, just when you thought the world famous Klimt exhibition showing at Tate Liverpool couldn’t get any more decadent, more sparkling, more vibrant… Liverpool Samba School brings the bling at a specially commissioned performance at Late at Tate, for ‘Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern [...]

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Send us your Carnival videos and photos!

We have had a great response from people sending in links to their photos and video captured from the spectators’ perspective on the day – please continue to send in your links and we will publish some of them here and on our facebook group Escola de Samba de Liverpool
We have been gathering together [...]

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Daily Post carnival summary

Coverage from Liverpool Daily Post
more about “Samba weekend“, posted with vodpod

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Samba carnival turns up heat

Coverage from tonight’s Liverpool Echo:
SAMBA fever swept through Liverpool for the city’s first Brazilian-style carnival.
Thousands of people lined the city’s streets to see the breath-taking costumes and scantily clad dancers.
Performers from Liverpool, Brazil, Holland, Ireland, Germany and Spain made their way from the Arts Centre in Myrtle Street, down Bold Street, Slater Street, Wood Street, [...]

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Thanks for an amazing carnival turnout!!

Liverpool city centre carnival
Originally uploaded by petecarr.

Thanks to everyone who turned out to line the streets for the carnival, we will be posting lots of photos and reviews on here, but today its time to nurse drum-induced bruising and have a nap – dancing til 6am in the Picket [...]