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====== Samba Fest ======
[{{ ::samba_fest_2023.jpg?400|Samba Fest 2023. Photo credit: Trinity College}}]

Samba Fest is an annual celebration of Caribbean-influenced music that takes place on Trinity's campus, and is open to and free for the public to attend. The all-day festival showcases music and dance from a variety of cultures, often with a focus on Brazil and Brazilian culture. The festival's main feature is live music performances by [[hartford|Hartford]]-based and area musicians as well as performers from other countries, including Brazil. Performances from Trinity students are also showcased, specifically [[trinity_samba_ensemble|Trinity Samba Ensemble]] and [[trinity_steel|Trinity Steel]]. In addition, the event includes workshops, food trucks, and student-run activity booths. 

Samba Fest was started in 2007 by Eric Galm, professor of music and ethnomusicology and co-director of the [[center_for_caribbean_studies|Center for Caribbean Studies]] at Trinity College, and funded by a Mellon Global/Urban course redevelopment grant. Galm believes the goal of and reasoning behind Samba Fest is to bring together the diverse cultural backgrounds of Hartford through music. 

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===== Sources =====
[[https://commons.trincoll.edu/sambafest/|Samba Fest]]

[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/3217/|The Trinity Tripod]], 04/30/2013. 

[[https://commons.trincoll.edu/reporter-spring2013/along-the-walk/samba-fest-at-hartford-riverfront/|The Trinity Reporter]], Spring 2013. 

[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/reporter/417/|The Trinity Reporter]], Spring 2010.

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