Rio de Janeiro attracts musicians from all over the world, one of whom is Finnish drummer and percussionist Sami Kontola. Sami and I became friends whilst playing together in theContinue reading “The Finnish Connection: Thank you Maria Gasolina!”
Tag Archives: donations
New Instruments!
Today Keith Alderson finished off repairing and servicing another batch of instruments to be taken out to Brazil and used in the project. As usual he charged only a tokenContinue reading “New Instruments!”
Favela Brass in The Longridge News
The recent donation of instruments to the project by the Longridge Band has attracted the attention the Longridge News, who ran a nice piece about us and the Longridge bandContinue reading “Favela Brass in The Longridge News”
Thank you to Longridge Band!
Just as the prospect of an Argentina vs Germany World Cup final threatened to send the entire Favela Brass team into a state of deep depression, we’ve received some fantasticContinue reading “Thank you to Longridge Band!”
Thank you Keith Alderson
Many of the instruments that are donated to the project in the UK need repairing before they can be taken over to Brazil and used. We are very lucky toContinue reading “Thank you Keith Alderson”
Thank you to Richard McGown
We have just received the very generous and timely donation of an Olds Ambassador trumpet from Richard McGown, an American who has taken a keen interest in the project. TheContinue reading “Thank you to Richard McGown”
Thank you to Rowena Smith and Ridgewood School
Brass instruments are extremely expensive in Brazil, more than twice the price of instruments in the UK. A big part of the project, then, is getting hold of instruments forContinue reading “Thank you to Rowena Smith and Ridgewood School”
