Bloco Novo at Big Drum Day, Astley Hall, Chorley 2009 (Part 2 of 2)

Brazil meets Chorley, the public were treated to a colourful event for free in Astley Hall's Walled Garden at Astley Park, Chorley.

Dance, Percussion and Drum groups from around the North West blended music styles from africa to brazil, a fusion of sound you only find at big carnivals, mixed in with traditional dancing. The event was a success and I for one would like to see it repeated in places like Manchester, the crowd watched the cream of groups from the north west giving a fine display on their buildup to participating in upcoming carnivals.

Third act which was Bloco Novo, a group from East Manchester.

Bloco Novo are a Drum and Percussion group from East Manchester, their funky Afro-Latin and global grooves are what they do best.

Visit http://bloconovo.com for more information about this group.

For the full story about event visit http://www.pauledwards.org.uk/community/events-and-festivals/99

Sorry to the group, but I did not feel some footage would have done them justice, mainly because of people at times right in front of camera, so only 2 videos from them, although one is a longer edited highlights version. Hope this does not spoil the enjoyment.

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• Bloco Novo
• Astley Hall
• Chorley
• Big Drum
• Drum
• Percussion
• Dance
• East Manchester
• Manchester
• Samba
• Afro-Latin
• Brazil
• Brazilian