Here’s a wonderful painting by Mike Lawrence of the Dickensian Evening event in Ware on 2nd Dec 22
The painting shows a variety of artists that contrubuted to the event, including Garden City Samba
Large high-quality prints of the painting are available from the Niko Brown Gallery in Baldock Street, Ware
Please visit Mike’s Facebook Page

Click here to view photo collages of all our performances & parades from 2022
Community Samba Band in Hertfordshire
Bringing you the exciting rhythms of Brazilian Carnival!
We meet once a week in Letchworth to work on our repertoire, add new material and rehearse for performances. We are a family friendly organisation with an age range of twelve to eighty-eight!
We are committee-run, offering further opportunities for members to volunteer their skills and take on different roles of responsibility within the group.
Our musical director is the acclaimed percussionist and award winning tutor Ravin ‘Raz’ Jayasuriya, and our dance director is Marcia Magliari, a pioneer of Brazilian dance in the UK.
We hope you enjoy looking through our website and learning about our organisation.
Click on the headings below for more information on our organisation:
Find out more about us
Discover the instruments we play
Learning Resources for newcomers
Meet our group members
Come along and drum with us
Come along and dance with us
See where we’ve performed
Contact us for more information
Book us for your next event