Batalá Durham’s drumming practice at Durham Central Park can go on as planned Monday night, even if someone calls the police to complain again. A member of Batalá has submitted a special event permit ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Batala Philly is an all-volunteer drum troupe that promotes and shares Afro-Brazilian percussion. This fusion of Brazilian samba with Jamaican reggae is known as 'samba-reg', ...

Music is a great way to connect people from different cultures. Here in Philadelphia, a group gathers people who share the same passion: playing Afro-Brazilian music. Batala Philadelphia is a drumming ...

You’ve probably seen them around, either practicing, performing at a community event, on local television, or marching down the street in a parade. They are hard to miss, after all. An infectious ...

Before Batala Durham’s drumming practice Monday night, members said how pleased they were that neighbors were showing support for their outdoor practices at Durham Central Park. But later in the ...