SambaDa is a Funk/Reggae/Samba group from Santa Cruz, California. Band members include Papiba Godinho (vocals, guitar, cavaco, percussion), Dandha Da Hora (Lead vocals, percussion, dance), Anne Stafford (Saxophone, flute, clarinet), Gary Kehoe (Drum set, percussion, vocals), Kevin Dorn (Bass, percussion), Marcel Menard (Percussion, vocals), and Will Kahn (Percussion, drum set, electric guitar, vocals). Releases include Salve a Bahia.
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