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Today we rehearsed again in person after six long

Today we rehearsed again in person after six long months. Photo by: conductor Kate 👏🏽❤️🥁🎉 #batalahey #quarantinedrumming #sixfeetapart #womenwhodrum #batucada #sambareggae #washingtondc #washingtondcmusicians #onedrumonelove #oneloveonedrum❤️🥁

Congratulations to our sister band @batalalondon f

Congratulations to our sister band @batalalondon for representing so well at this Notting Hill Carnival promo in which Batala Mundo (World Batala bands) participates yearly with over 200 drummers. #batalahey #batalamundo #onedrumonelove🥁❤️ #sambareggaemusic #drums

Happy International Day of the Afro-Latin American

Happy International Day of the Afro-Latin American and Afro Caribbean Woman. On July 25, women of African descent across Latin America and the Caribbean, from Argentina to Puerto Rico, gather to celebrate International Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean, and African Diaspora Women’s Day. The holiday was created on July 25, 1992, when Black women from 32 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic for the First Meeting of Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women. The meeting was called to celebrate Black culture and identity, to honor the legacy and contributions of Black women and to combat racism and sexism. La Red de Mujeres Afro-Latinoamericanas, Afro-Caribena, y de la Diaspora (Network of Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women of the Diaspora) was also created at this meeting. This organization continues the work that began at the First Meeting. #afrolatina #mulhernegra #afrocaribbean

#TBT from when we played on the steps at @usnatarc

#TBT from when we played on the steps at @usnatarchives for an Independance Day Celebration #happy4thofjuly weekend everyone #batalahey✌️🇺🇸❤️🇧🇷

No matter your sexual orientation or gender identi

No matter your sexual orientation or gender identity, we are all human. #happypridemonth🌈 #batalahey #onedrumonelove #lgbtq+

#Repost @festivalafrobahiadc ・・・ Festival Af

#Repost @festivalafrobahiadc ・・・
Festival Afro Bahia featuring @tonhomateria and Batala DC at the @kennedycenter #youareinbahia #memories #batalahey 🇺🇸❤️🇧🇷

Today, June 19, is recognized as Juneteenth. Junet

Today, June 19, is recognized as Juneteenth. Juneteenth, at its core, is a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. It commemorates Union Major General Gordon Granger landing in Galveston, Texas with word that the Civil War had ended and the Emancipation Proclamation freed the enslaved men, women, and children. Similarly on May 13, 1888 (23 years later) the Lei Aurea or the Golden Law was signed by Princess Isabel of Brazil which finally abolished slavery in Brazil, making Brazil the last nation in the western hemisphere to free its enslaved people. To recognize on the significance of this day, please stay educated, celebrate African American freedom and achievements, while encouraging continuous self-development and respect for all cultures. #juneteenth #batalahey #onedrumonelove🥁❤️

Messsage from our Founder and music creator @gibag

Messsage from our Founder and music creator @gibagoncalves8 about the Festival Afro Bahia that would have happened this week in Washington DC. We will come back strong in 2021! #festivalafrobahiadc #sambareggaeeoutrasvibes #batalahey

Batalá Washington DC stands in solidarity with th

Batalá Washington DC stands in solidarity with the Black community against historical and present systematic racism, violence and hate. Batalá Washington is an all-women Afro-Brazilian band that plays Samba-reggae rhythms. Samba-reggae music arose in the context of the black pride movement that ocurred in the city of Salvador de Bahia Brazil, around 1969, and it still carries connotations of ethnic identity and pride for Afro-Brazilians today. Batalá Washington’s mission is to empower women through drumming and expose people to Brazil’s dynamic Afro-Bahian culture and samba-reggae music. To those outside of the Black community, we all have an important role to play as allies and partners. We encourage you to educate yourselves and find ways to take action. We will not be silent. Change happens now! #BlackLivesMatter #OneDrumOneLove #BatalaHey

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