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Batala Lancaster

@LancasterBatala

Brazillian Samba Reggae Drumming Band based in Lancaster, UK. Want to book us? Contact: [email protected] #BatalaHey

 North West, England
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Joined May 2014
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Batala Lancaster

Batala Lancaster

Batala Lancaster is Lancaster's original samba reggae drumming band, formed in 2004. We are part of the worldwide Batala Mundo collective.

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Cork St. Patrick's Day Parade Award Winners 2024 Best Overall Entry: UCC Confucius Institute The Spirit of the Parade Award: Cumann Palaistineach na Mumhan Best Sports Group: Cork Renegades Best Youth Group: Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance Best Performers: Batala – at Cork, Ireland
Image from Cork St. Patrick's Festival (@corkpaddysfest)
Image from Cork St. Patrick's Festival (@corkpaddysfest)
Image from Cork St. Patrick's Festival (@corkpaddysfest)
Image from Cork St. Patrick's Festival (@corkpaddysfest)
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Join us this afternoon for Quay Fest II. We'll be playing all around St George's Quay from 2:00pm today. There will be loads of other acts to enjoy as part of the festival across the whole bank holiday weekend. #LoveLancaster #LancasterUK #QuayFest – at North West, England
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Getting ready for our @edfringe @ Street Events Finale performance at 6:00pm #EdinburghFringe #BatalaHey – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Fabulous day. Spot us in this video too ❤️🖤
Kendal Calling 🦌 (@KendalCalling) profile pictureKendal Calling 🦌@KendalCalling30 Jul 2023
Yesterday was magic ✨ 10 years after they opened the Main Stage, @blossomsband close the show in a Saturday night to remember!
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A cracking weekend, as ever at @KendalCalling Thanks for having us, and thanks to everyone who watched and danced along ❤️🖤 See you in the Fields in 2024 #KendalCalling #KC23 @fromthefieldsUK – at North West, England
Batala Lancaster drummers at Kendal Calling

ALT Batala Lancaster drummers at Kendal Calling

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Batala Lancaster drummers with large puppets or a unicorn and a robot

ALT Batala Lancaster drummers with large puppets or a unicorn and a robot

Batala Lancaster drummers in front of a sign which reads: A hundred years and the dream never ends. All hour.All our tomorrows are fragile. The piece builders are heroes of kindness.

ALT Batala Lancaster drummers in front of a sign which reads: A hundred years and the dream never ends. All hour.All our tomorrows are fragile. The piece builders are heroes of kindness.

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Playing for the visitors at the @LancasterUni open day yesterday. See you again on campus for the next one in September! 🖤❤️ #LoveLancaster #LancasterUni #BatalaHey – at Lancaster, England
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Always a pleasure to play at @lakelandtrails Staveley. Congratulations to all the runners today ❤️🖤 #BatalaHey #LakelandTrails #BatalaMundo – at Staveley, England
Batala standing in front of the Lakeland Trails finishing post

ALT Batala standing in front of the Lakeland Trails finishing post

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Only a short clip but I bumped into @LancasterBatala drumming group coming down from Caudale Moor on Sunday, raising funds for Lake District Search And Mountain Rescue Association. Great effort. #lakedistrict #cumbria #drumming #lancasterbatala #charity #caudalemoor
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On 16 April we will be hiking up to the summit of Stoney Cove Pike to raise money for Lake District Search And Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA) Find out more about our mountain adventure here 👉 batalalancaster.com/news/a-f…
A Fundraising Adventure for Mountain Rescue | Batala Lancaster

A Fundraising Adventure for Mountain Rescue | Batala Lancaster

Each year, members of Batala Lancaster choose a charity to support by raising money from playing gigs across the North West and Scotland, and for the past 12

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Batala Bermo@Batala_Bermo5 Mar 2023
Today we joined our wonderful friends at @BatalaMersey, @BatalaBangor, @LancasterBatala and #Batala Galêz to help fundraise for the Disasters Emergency Committee to support the victims of the Turkish/Syrian #Earthquake. Thanks to Alan Henaghan for these fantastic photographs!
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Would you like to learn more about the history and origins of Batala and our bands around the world? Now you can at the brand new Batala Mundo website! ❤️ 🖤 batalamundo.com/ #BatalaMundo #BatalaHey
Batala Mundo logo and the text Batala Mundo welcome

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Thank you to everyone who came and supported us on a rather cold last gig of 2022 raising money for LDSAMRA. We are still accepting donations online at buff.ly/3FCSyEP
Batala drummers outside Lancaster Museum with a Christmas tree at each side of the group.

ALT Batala drummers outside Lancaster Museum with a Christmas tree at each side of the group.

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We raised £254.51! Not bad for a cold Sunday morning. Thank you everyone ❤️ #LoveLancaster #BatalaHey
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Happy Lancashire Day! Batala Lancaster are proud to be part of this wonderful county and community. 🌹 🌹 🌹 #LoveLancaster #LancashireDay @LancashireDay #BatalaHey #BatalaMundo
A photograph of Batala Lancaster performing. Overlaid is the text Happy Lancashire Day and icons of a drum, outline of Lancashire, a castle, a rose, Blackpool tower, some trees, a pie and a rollercoaster

ALT A photograph of Batala Lancaster performing. Overlaid is the text Happy Lancashire Day and icons of a drum, outline of Lancashire, a castle, a rose, Blackpool tower, some trees, a pie and a rollercoaster

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Join us tomorrow as we support the Big Bowerham Busk for Children in Need. Pupils and staff from Bowerham School will be doing a continuous 24-hour busk, that will be streamed from their Facebook page, and we'll be taking part from 7:00 - 8:00pm. #ChildrenInNeed #LoveLancaster
Children In Need logo. Text reads Tuesday 15 November 7:00 - 8:00pm Bowerham Busk for Children in Need, Bowerham School.

ALT Children In Need logo. Text reads Tuesday 15 November 7:00 - 8:00pm Bowerham Busk for Children in Need, Bowerham School.

We loved entertaining the crowds last night at #LightUpLancaster #LoveLancaster | @lightuplancs – at Lancaster, England
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We're playing before and after the fireworks at @LightUpLanc tonight at the Giant Axe, so if you have a wristband, get down early for some pre-firework drumming 🎆🎇 Our sets are 6:50 - 7:20 and 8:30 - 8:45pm #LoveLancaster #LightUpLancaster
A photo of fireworks over Lancaster with the text - our next gig, light up Lancaster, 5 November, 6:45pm, Giant Axe

ALT A photo of fireworks over Lancaster with the text - our next gig, light up Lancaster, 5 November, 6:45pm, Giant Axe

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Loving these photos in the @GuardianDigital from a wonderful @LancsMusicFest lep.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-… #LoveLancaster #LMF2022 #LMF22 #BatalaHey – at North West, England
These were the scenes as Lancaster Music Festival 2022 brought cheer to the city this weekend

These were the scenes as Lancaster Music Festival 2022 brought cheer to the city this weekend

Music lovers came together to celebrate their love of song and dance as the Lancaster Music Festival took over the city this weekend.

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We had a great day entertaining the visitors at the @LancasterUni Open Day. Our double gig weekend continues with @LancsMusicFest tomorrow. See us in Dalton Square at 1:00pm ❤️🖤 #BatalaHey #BatalaMundo #LoveLancaster #LMF2022 – at Lancaster, England
Batala drummers wearing red t shirts playing in Alexandra Square

ALT Batala drummers wearing red t shirts playing in Alexandra Square

Batala drummers wearing red t shirts playing in Alexandra Square with the Learning Zone in the background

ALT Batala drummers wearing red t shirts playing in Alexandra Square with the Learning Zone in the background

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