DONATE FOR ENCONTRO 2016!

Batalá San Francisco needs your support for Encontro 2016, the international gathering of Batalá drummers from all over the world. We are proud to foster community with our music throughout the Bay Area, and we are grateful to the donors who have helped to make our exciting series of performances possible. Help us provide an unforgettable Encontro experience and promote the richness of Bay Area culture by joining these generous donors in supporting Batalá!

For Encontro 2016, we will be joined by Master Giba Goncalves and dozens of drummers from Batalá New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Paris, and many others to parade in Carnaval San Francisco in May 2016. Batalá San Francisco took first place among the Grand Parade Winners in the Brazilian category in 2014.

DONATIONS

Every donation counts! Please give whatever you can! Here are few examples of what your donations are used for:

$20 for costume elements for our Encontro 2016 theme for one drummer/dancer/volunteer. We anticipate having more than 100 drummers, 20 youth dancers from Dimensions Dance Theater, and more than 25 volunteers.

$70 for one day of truck rental and parking to transport drums to and from Encontro rehearsals, performances, and parade. We rent the truck for 5 days.

$120 for one night of Giba Gonzalves's stay in the Bay Area. He will here for 8 nights.

We welcome donations of any amount! Please click on the Paypal "Donations" button on the right sidebar.

PAST DONORS

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Toshiba
AT&T
5 Keys Charter School
Trader Joe's
Atlas Cafe 
Arizmendi
Cesar
Transmission Gallery 
Back At Ya

SELECTED PERFORMANCES

Headlining Events
Carnaval King/Queen Competition (Brava Theater, San Francisco)
SF Museum of Modern Art Topping Out Ceremony (Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco)
UCSF Medical Center, Mission Bay Opening Ceremony (San Francisco)
Nike Women’s Half Marathon (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
Intuit Inc. (Marriott Marquis, San Francisco)
Half Time Performance, California Clasico Match (Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto)
International Extravaganza New Year’s Eve (Marriott, San Mateo)

Cultural Festivals

Carnaval San Francisco Parade and Stage Performances (San Francisco)
Dance-A-Vision Oakland Dance Festival (Oakland)
Juneteenth Festival (San Francisco)
KBLX Dia De Los Muertos Festival (Fruitvale District, Oakland)
Hollywood Carnival, Los Angeles Culture Festival (Hollywood)
San Francisco Brazilian Day & Lavagem (Berkeley)
World Percussion Festival (Oakland)
History through Hip Hop with Mural Mission Arts Project (The Warfield, San Francisco)
Mardi Gras Parade (Oakland)

Community-Building Events
San Francisco Marathon (San Francisco)
San Francisco AIDS Walk (San Francisco)
40th Annual Solano Avenue Stroll (Berkeley/Albany)
San Francisco Family Day Parade (Visitacion Valley, San Francisco)
Second Annual Men Creating Peace Fundraiser (Oakland)
Art Murmur/First Friday (Oakland)
Off the Grid (Berkeley)
Sunday Streets (Berkeley, San Francisco)

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