Comment: its great being in the samba band its such an honour to be going around all these places and to be having such a great time at the same time is just the best. i want to say a gr8 bid thank you to steve and the gang 4 letting us have this gr8 opportunity. you're all gr8. i play bells and the rhythm for afro blocko certainly describes how i feel about samba; samba makes me feel oh so good!

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Comment: There is a really great sound around It's called the Essex Samba Band ,You'll see we are an interesting crew Dressed in Yellow, White and Blue, Mr S, the elusive one You'll find him on the biggest drum ,We have boy scout, man scouts too! Teens,OAP's,Babes, we have a few Legends, the cool one on the Snare ,The man with the whistle, he's always there. We have Belles on the bells And Glams on the Tams ,You'll hear us coming, we're very loud, We're extremely good and can pull a crowd Come see us, we are friendly and fun ,Join us and learn how to play a drum.

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Comment: Hello Essex Samba players.I saw you at the Burnham on Croush music festival. You made the procession unforgetable for me. I love your samba grooves.

Comment: Hi Steve,Great pictures of the troupe! We have many wonderful samba Bands here in Lanzarote that play their hearts out at the February `Carnival` each year, it would be great if you could all make it over here one year and join in the fun.I hear that Emily ( my granddaughter )has now moved on to the surdo, she really enjoys being in the group. I hope to get over to see you all performing some time and would be grateful if you could let me know in plenty of time your events schedule so I can make arrangement to get over in time.I look forward to hearing to some of your music - so hurry up and finish off the website so I can listen in.Keep up the good work.Brian

Comment: hey your site looks good and keep up the good work best of luck with the group

Comment: Just a quick thank you to all of the members of the Essex School of Samba who performed at this year's Danbury Fireworks.Nigel HillsEvent ManagerDanbury Fireworks

Comment: Looked at this with your Dad Stephen. Very good.Peter

Comment: Thanks for making Kathryn, Ian and myself so welcome last night.See you all again soon!

Comment: I recently joined the band and would like to say that playing with such a great bunch of people has enlightened my life.

Name: sheila

Comment: Saw you in colchester and all of us at work thought you were amazing. Just a shame we dont have more things like that on a saturday the shoppers seemed to love it. Well Done!

Comment: Hi AllWe're here in sunny South Africa, missing you all. Looking forward to our next band practise. See you soon.Jan & Tel

Comment: Its great to see another new samba band in East Anglia. I hope to see you play at the Colchester Samba Ramble this year as our band may come along to play. Looking forward to seeing you live and listening to your groovy samba beats.

Comment: Well done Essex Samba Players. We saw you at Bocking May Day Fayre and were very impressed. It was just what the fayre needed!

Comment: Watched you play at Bocking on May 1st All i can say is Brilliant well done to all.

Comment: Great to see you are playing at KELVEDON MUSIC FESTIVAL - one of 16 acts on the day. Find out more at www.kelvedonfreemusicfestival.co.uk

Comment: Ahoy fellow Sambistas.Am sure you'll be a hit in my home town - sorry I can't be with you. I'm elsewhere trying not to hit anything! But thinking of you all. Catch you later...

Comment: Saw your collective performance at the Brightlingsea Carnival, you stole the show. Absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much for entertaining us.

Comment: Just seen your photos on the web site when will you be playing in Wallasey Wirral

Comment: Heard your band at Cressing on Sunday- What a wonderful sound,congratulations to the organisers/trainers.

Comment: Saw you briefly on TV today in the Lord Mayors Show, you sounded great :DHopefully I'll be joining you soon... I'll speak to Kathryn about it!!

Comment: What a wonderful drum's performance you have presented at Lord Mayor's show!!! Your band was the most remarkable one! I like drums very much but the way you play them is fantastic! What a great thing it would be if you recorded your trainings or performances! I wish I had any of them!I wish your band and its leader all the best!

Comment: ello!the bands myspace has been made at last, the url is http://www.myspace.com/essexsamba and soon i will be putting a banner on this site,cheersliam

Comment: I'm living in Brentwood and am playing with rhythms of the city. Just discovered there's a band in essex! Where can I hear you guys?

Comment: I saw your Group in Southend High Street 2day, and was greatly impressed, we as a community need more acts like you guys and gals, the atmosphere was huge, do you have a CD produced to purchase, please mail me with response, congrats, from Dean.

Comment: Saw you yesterday at Braintree carnival and thought you were fab. Both my son and hubbie are now interested in joining so have been busy browsing your website. Some fantastic information Will - well done.Looking forward to seeing you at another event.

Comment: You site is very interesting and benefit for everyone.

Comment: Saw you at clacton carnival today, loved it. Would be awesome if there was some of the music available for download or something.

Comment: There is a really great sound around It's called the Essex Samba Band You'll see we are an intersesting crew Dressed in Yellow, White and Blue Mr S, the elusive one You'll find him on the biggest drum We have boy scout, man scouts too! Teens,OAP's,Babes, we have a few Legend, the cool one on the Snare The man with the whistle, he's always there We have Belles on the bells And Glams on the Tams You'll hear us coming, we're very loud We're extremely good and can pull a crowd Come see us, we are friendly and fun Join us and learn how to play a drum.

Comment: ive only been to 1 practis so fare and i can remember 2 songs 1 ove the one that the overs couldnt get and weve got a gig in 11 days and only 1 more practis i really should have started sooner but i love it

Comment: For drummers of all ages, check the youtube vid

Comment: Thank you for supporting the Race for Life event in Braintree. The music really kept the women going and it was great to have you there. Thank you.

Comment: Great website

Comment: I thought your sound at the Dunmow Carnival was really good. it was a very clear, upbeat and uplifting performance by your troop. I love the drum beat. Myself and many others haved missed our local african experience and sounds of 'Aklowa' over the last year, and this sort of diversity is very welcome and greatly enjoyed by lots of people. Thankyou and well done.!!

Comment: Hi, Saw u chaps/es on Saturday at Moulsham street and thought u were great! Brought a great atmosphere!

Comment: Saw you, heard you at the Maldon Christmas procession - you were great, and this parade for me will always be your rhythmic music. My son loved it, danced an ran alongside - if you ever were going to offer earlier practice than 7pm or do a short workshop series for families we would join in and help recruit others. Look forward to your next event!

Comment: its great being in the samba band its such an honour to be going around all these places and to be having such a great time at the same time is just the best. i want to say a gr8 bid thank you to steve and the gang 4 letting us have this gr8 opportunity. you're all gr8. i play bells and the rhythm for afro blocko certainly describes how i feel about samba; samba makes me feel oh so good!

Comment: Just visiting your website to see when your gigs are for 2010. We saw you in the Christmas parade in Moulsham Street and thought you were brilliant and looking forward to seeing/hearing you again.

Comment: I saw you in the Chelmsford town centre, and could not stop dancing. I loved to see all ages in the troup, and you sounded amasing.

Comment: saw you in chelmsford yesterday my daughter joined in with you she had the pink top on and really enjoyed i would like to say thanx and you was gr8 look forward to seeing you some time soon