About Penzamba

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Under the combined leadership of Sally Tremethic, Jude Kirk and
Adrian Sellers, the band holds workshops every Saturday between
10.30am - 1.30pm at the Humphry Davy School in Penzance. (here)

Our extensive reportoire of Afro-Brazillian music is achieved by
playing a combination of drums and other percussion instruments;

Our leaders, or Mestres, play a REPINQUE, a light drum tuned high to produce a distinctive metallic sound.

Band members play;

the SURDO, large double headed drum played with a padded beater,
W e usually have several surdo players playing a syncapated rhythm

the CAIXA, (snare) Played with conventional sticks to provide a cross
rhythm in the music.

the TAMBORIM, (Tam) Small single-headed 5" hand held drum, struck with
either a thin stick or nylon beaters.

AGOGO , (Bells) Double cone shaped bell played with a wooden stick.

the SHAKER, the name says it.! various types, provide a constant groove.

Playing Samba music is a very uplifting experience and gives the
players a great sense of achievement, self expression and, above all
ITS GREAT FUN! In just a short period of time you can be taught to
play, and before long could be parading in the many festivals and carnivals
where PENZAMBA are invited to perform.

Our extensive reportoire of music includes many signature pieces such
as Welfare State, Creation, and Timbal, all of which are
enthusiastically recieved.

In the recent past we have engaged the services of Raviv "Raz" Jayasuriya, an extremely talented and qualified tutor of music who each year introduces new
pieces for the band to learn and rehearse in readyness for the next
seasons performance programme, which runs from May to September.