Victorious Festival 2023
Batala Lancaster players at Victorious Festival in August 2023 with Batala Mundo. Photos by Robert Werner
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Portsmouth Encontro rehearsals
Rehearsing in Portsmouth for Victorious Festival and Notting Hill Carnival, August 2023. Photos by Robert Werner
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Lancaster University Open Day
Lancaster University booked us to play at their 2023 undergraduate open days to entertain visitors and their families. Thanks to James Scowcroft at Lancaster University for the photos.
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Lancaster Pride 2023
Photos of Batala Lancaster at Lancaster Pride 2023
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Mountain adventure photo gallery
On 16 April 20 Batala Drummers completed a charity mountain adventure in aid of LDSMARA
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A Mountain Adventure
On 16 April 20 intrepid Batala Lancaster players completed a mountain adventure drum as the final fundraising effort for the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA). For 15 of the drummers, it was their first experience of a mountain gig, and for one, their first experience of hiking up a mountain at all! The
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A Fundraising Adventure for Mountain Rescue
Each year, members of Batala Lancaster choose a charity to support by raising money from playing gigs across the North West and Scotland, and for the past 12 months, we’ve been raising money for the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA) With a history of carrying our drums up mountains for unusual and
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Anglophones 2023
Fifteen members of Batala Lancaster took a trip to Barmouth to join members of other UK-based Batala bands at Angolphones 2023. This was the first Batala UK meet-up since Portsmouth in 2019, after Anglophones 2020 had to be postponed due to Covid restrictions. Organised by Batala Bermo, Anglophones saw members of Batala Bermo, Batala Bangor,
Salvador Carnival
Unforgettable Experiences and Practical Advice for Drummers and Samba Reggae Lovers by Ilsa Parry Find out what to expect, what to take, and what not to miss if visiting Salvador Carnival for the first time. If you are a drummer, a Batala member, or simply just interested in Samba Reggae, to truly understand its heartbeat,
2023 Charity update
Each year, Batala Lancaster members vote for a charity to support through fundraising gigs and events, and this year, we will be raising money for PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide. PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young
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