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samba and brasilian percussion
“THE SAMBA MAN”
Samba and Brasilian Percussion with Curtis Pierre
Educate, Entertain, & Inspire your school with One of New Orleans most beloved interactive
assembly program. This is not your typical “sit and watch” type of assembly program. This is a get-up and get the involved program for everyone :
Mestre Curtis Pierre the founder and Director of Casa Samba the first School of Samba in the Louisiana and the Southern Region.
GOAL – The goals of these programs is to Educate, Entertain and Inspire kids, community and all types of people to “travel to a different part of the world through a interactive cultural enrichment experience” and I like to work hard to keep the information exciting, fresh, authentic and engaging.
MISSION – THE SAMBA MAN’s mission is to present audiences with an authentic Brasilian Carnival and folk arts experience. The Samba Man has sparked a community group called Samba Kids sponsored by Curtis Pierre and Casa Samba, a New Orleans based samba school. We accomplish this through weekly open rehearsals, classes and frequent school and university workshops/presentations. Additionally, we maintain a center that works to educate the New Orleans community and the Gulf South region of the rich cultural traditions of Brasil and the similarities which bridge Carnival in Brasil with Mardi Gras in New Orleans emphasizing that importance of their African tradition and influences.
“THE SAMBA MAN”
Guaranteed school favorite from coast to coast!
Focused on building SELF ESTEEM, TEAMWORK and GOOD CHARACTER for all students and teachers
BUILDING GOOD CHARACTER
with Curtis Pierre, “The Samba Man”
and learn about themes like Respect, Responsibility, and Fairness through drumming, dancing, and singing Brasilian Culture and have BIG FUN doing it. Discover the AMAZING MUSIC of Brasil and learn about DIVERSITY through the Arts
“ Samba and Brasilian Percussion ”
“The Samba Man” includes an exciting piece called Making Math with Drums” can be integrated with mathematics curriculum.
Travel from Africa to Brasil through the universal language of rhythm and movement!
During a 1-hour performance, as many as 75 students will be able to join me onstage at different times to play Brasilian drums and dance the Samba, while interacting with the entire audience.
This is not your typical “sit and watch” type of assembly program.
My programs are uplifting, energetic, and appropriate for every age group and fully customizable. Best for school assembly groups Pre-K through 8th grade.
Being a native of New Orleans and knowing the problems that our kids face today, Curtis has adopted the same philosophy of the samba schools in Brasil in taking a social responsibility for safeguarding our children and providing them with creative and challenging opportunities and experiences other than what is found in the streets. It is our desire to provide a venue for getting the community, specifically children and young adults interested in music and dance. It is important to provide them with a safe place to participate in supervised and structured activities like after school, on weekends, and during the summer months.
Since 1998, Curtis Pierre “The Samba Man” has conducted his interactive Brasilian drumming programs at schools, museums, performing arts centers, libraries, conventions, festivals, and team-building events in places like California, Oregon, Washington, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington D. C., Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, Arizona, and internationally in Brasil, Mexico, Japan and Korea .

“WORLD OF PERCUSSION” with Mestre Curtis Pierre
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| “WORLD OF PERCUSSION” Throughout the ages, music and rhythmic sounds have been a binding agent of all people. Today, teams catch the rhythm and carry the beat with music, a fun, innovative team experience that strikes a chord with everyone. Absolutely no musical experience is required to participate. The “World of Percussion” program with a wide range of simple drums and percussion instruments will transform students into musical artists with a powerful message. This program is all about audience engagement. “The World of Percussion” program introduces |
THE WORLD OF PERCUSSION program is also designed to enhance cultural awareness. This program is designed for mostly K through 8 grade students but can be customized for any age level. The program starts with a simple short explanation about exactly what is percussion and how it works. After a short demo/performance of some of a few basic percussion instruments. These are some examples of Positive Rhythm Chants Grades K-8th grade 1.) Respect for you – respect me – respect all – in the community 2.) Get full of it – get – full of it – With these creative chants I have developed a way to build character, self-esteem and generate positive thoughts all at the same time while having a fun and very unique experience playing percussion. In this program the groups of 25 or more participants can be rotated until the complete audience has experienced the program. It is very important to customize the program to the correct age group, so everyone can be engaged clearly. This program by Curtis Pierre is engaging and exciting from start to finish. It will enhance your student’s ability to work effectively as a team, build self-esteem, break down barriers and improve team spirit. This program will show students how to work together as a group and how individuals can work together produce music with various percussion instruments. A musical experience for everyone. Now think of having an event that will build a sense of accomplishment, and more importantly building unity in the community, yes experience all of this while having fun at the same time. Also “Making Math with Drums” is another item that can be customized for this program for classroom use only. |

Group mini show including a Mardi Gras Indian
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Group mini show including a Stilt Walker
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Unique percussion instruments made by mestre curtis pierre
This is a sample of some of the percussion instruments that Mestre Curtis has both invented and made out of material existing around his home. This idea and concept was adopted during COVID-19 times by being limited to going places he started to repurpose old instruments mixed with new materials that could be found nearby and around his home.
Team-building through drumming and percussion

Build a cohesive work atmosphere
Team building is an ongoing process that helps a workgroup evolve into a cohesive unit. The team members not only share expectations for accomplishing group tasks but trust and support one another and respect one another’s individual differences.
Every company has dinners, picnics, functions, outings, etc. to bring their employees closer together. One popular way is attending a musical event where everyone participates and has a good time. This event will build self-esteem, comradery, a sense of accomplishment, and more importantly team building!!! Yes, experience all of this while having fun at the same time.
HOW CAN TEAM-BUILDING HELP YOUR COMPANY?
A process that helps a workgroup evolve into a cohesive unit. Throughout the ages, music has been the bonding agent of all people. The team-building program lets your employees catch the rhythm and carry the beat through drumming. A fun and innovative tribal group experience that strikes a chord with everyone. Absolutely no musical experience is required to participate. A range of drums and percussion instruments transforms team players into musical artists with a powerful message called unity.

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