Samba, tamborim, cavaquinho, and musical inspiration.
Exploring grooves, melody, and pushing rhythmic boundaries.
What to expect:
Strings & Harmony: Cavaquinho and Brazilian guitar, blending harmonic movement with percussive groove.
Bateria & Percussion: Deep dives into Rio-style samba, heavy tamborim technique, and complex agogô patterns.
Drum Legends (becasue we can take inspiration from anywhere): Front-row footage and rhythm analysis of masters like Dennis Chambers, Nate Wood, and Obed Calvaire.
The Tamborim Lab: Experimental grooves, technical breakdowns, and odd time signatures.
Samba Practice Tracks: Professional batucada and groove loops designed for dancers and drummers.
The Outsider: Forging a unique path and doing things differently.
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Gareth Stapleton
This Nate Smith video is mind blowing. Very few people can get an audience to be part of a 7/4 drum solo! Worth watching the whole thing.
Nate Smith groove solo in 7/4. Live at Fasching, Stockholm 2018
https://youtu.be/lwdjgC3COAg
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Gareth Stapleton
Sometimes, the best videos aren't the instant hits—they’re the tools you return to every day to get better.
I’ve created this backing track specifically for dancers practicing for 'Queen' competitions. I know that to truly shine, you need to master both the slow, elegant transitions and the high-speed, high-energy finish. This track gives you the space to work on both. Well, 30 seconds slow and 30 seconds fast.
The "Samba Journey" Mission:
I’m building the world's best rhythm resources, and that means supporting the dancers just as much as the drummers.
>Need a different tempo?
>Need a specific track length for your routine?
Let me know in the comments. I’m building this for you, and I want to make sure you have exactly what you need to win.
Subscribe to join the community and help me reach more people as we build the ultimate Samba resource.
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Gareth Stapleton
Which drummer should I upload from the Fasching Archives next? (I’ll create a samba related video too).
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Gareth Stapleton
I’ve gone into my vaults and found some amazing drummers I’ve seen at Fasching in Stockholm. I can’t wait to share with you!! The first is the legend Dennis Chambers from 2018. For me, this is the greatest drum solo I’ve ever seen or heard. It has it all. He is often copied but rarely matched. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I have!
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Gareth Stapleton
Hello everyone (Drummers, dancers and the curios!). I’ve created a new practise backing track. This time focussing on the rhythms from the north of Brasil. I hope you find it useful. I’ll be creating lots of new practise tracks and the most popular I’ll add to the streaming sites, including Spotify. Any requests leave me a comment /g
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Gareth Stapleton
Thank to all of you who listen to my practise tracks. It inspires me to make more and more. 2026 will be an exciting year.
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