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 ====== Samba Fest ======
-Samba Fest is an annual celebration of music that occurs on Trinity's campus and is open for the public to attend. The festival is held all day, and showcases music and dance from a variety of cultures. The main feature of the fest is the live performances from musicians. These musicians include local artists from Hartford as well as performers that flew in from other countries, like Brazil.
+[{{ ::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://commons.trincoll.edu/reporter-spring2013/along-the-walk/samba-fest-at-hartford-riverfront/
+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/3217/|The Trinity Tripod]], 04/30/2013.
-https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2156&context=reporter
+[[https://commons.trincoll.edu/reporter-spring2013/along-the-walk/samba-fest-at-hartford-riverfront/|The Trinity Reporter]], Spring 2013.
-https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4216&context=tripod
+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/reporter/417/|The Trinity Reporter]], Spring 2010.
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