Samba Squad Videos

Our 25th Anniversary Celebration

On the Blue Moon Brewing Company stage at Stackt, Toronto. March, 2024

Our 25th Anniversary Celebration

On the Blue Moon Brewing Company stage at Stackt, Toronto. March, 2024

Stackt Market Concert 2024

Here's a vid clip from our 25th anniversary show at Stackt Market Medley of 2 Afro Cuban songs

interview with Rick Lazar foe CBC Radio

Excerpt 1. Ismaila Alfa & Helen Bagshaw from CBC Radio's Fresh Air came to our studio to interview the Squad's band leader and musical director Rick Shadrach Lazar, and a few of our members, to discuss our 25yr story and promote the upcoming free gig at stackt on Friday, March 29th.

interview with Rick Lazar foe CBC Radio

Excerpt 2 - In March, Ismaila Alfa and Helen Bagshaw from CBC Radio's Fresh Air came to our studio to interview the Squad's band leader and musical director Rick Shadrach Lazar, and a few of our members, to discuss our 25yr story.

interview with Rick Lazar foe CBC Radio

Excerpt 3 Here's the third excerpt from Rick's interview by Ismaila Alfa and Helen Bagshaw from CBC Radio's Fresh Air this past March, in celebration of our 25th anniversary. The interview aired on Fresh Air on March 23rd, 2024, and is available for on-demand listening anytime from CBC Radio's online channels.

interview with Rick Lazar foe CBC Radio

Excerpt 4 — In this excerpt Rick highlights the musical career of Jade Shortte who joined us through the Samba Kids program and is now one of our lead Surdo (bass drum) players.
The interview aired on Fresh Air on March 23rd, 2024, and is available for on-demand listening anytime from CBC Radio's online channels.

Maracatu Funk From Salsa St Clair with original Bradley footage stabilized by Radha By Samba Squad

Maracatu Funk from Salsa St. Clair Festival with original Bradley footage stabilized by Radha

Samba Squad Live

Samba Squad at Beaches Street Festival

Samba Squad brings the party to the street at Beaches Street Festival

Samba Squad on Reels

SSQ Music Workshop

We did a workshop with 35 grade 6,7,8 music students from Sudbury. We had 90 minutes with them and they did great. They were visiting Toronto for a music festival and music workshop was arranged by their teacher Jack Broumpton. They were wonderful and we had a great time.