Events
Sankofa has great bands that play salsa, semba, samba and DJ's that spin tunes that will surely make you dance. We add spoken word poetry to the mix for your total enjoyment. Join out mailing list and follow us on Facebook and Orkut. See links to your left.
Our Artists
Magary - A percussionist by trade, his travel, and work brought him into contact with various rhythms. He eventually fell in love with Semba, an Angolan rhythm that is predecessor to Samba and Kizomba. Semba comes from the singular Masemba meaning "a touch of the bellies", a move that characterizes the Semba dance. Magary's mixes Semba with rock, reggae, funk, soul, and traditional rhythms of Bahia such as Samba de Roda.
Tropikola - Founded in Salvador in 2004 by a group of Latin Americans living in Brazil, Tropikola plays a wide repetoire of salsa, merengue, cha cha cha and cumbias. The house is always full when Tropikola plays.
DJ Sankofa - One of the owners of the bar, DJ Sankofa Ghana plays African music such as zouk, kizomba, semba, kuduru, and afro beat. "I came to bring African music to Bahia," he said. Even the most timid of those present can not resist dancing to the infections beats of DJ Sankofa's set.