You might not understand the lyrics in Grupo Liberdade’s new song “Batucada do Sol,” sung in Portuguese by Amanda Soares and Poranguí, but the energy the seven-piece band transfers to its listeners is ...

Hundreds of people are going to be in Phoenix attending an international Samba Queen and King competition in October. Angelique Starks from Samba AZ says she wanted to create the event for a sense of ...