Street music will make its mark in Glasgow and the sounds of samba beats will  ring out to over 1,400 young people in Glasgow thanks to an award of £50,00 to SambaYabamba meaning  they can deliver an ambitious street taster programme across the city  and set up a new youth street band.

SambaYaBamba’s Musical Director, Roddy Dickson, tells us what he loves about making music and what inspired him to bring it to a whole new generation.

Roddy explains, “I started playing aged 22 and it opened up my eyes to a whole community arts scene I never knew existed and indirectly gave me the opportunity for a career change that I seized upon with both hands.  Three years later I became self employed as a samba percussion tutor and I have never looked back.

Roddy Dickson

“Ever since I have been here the idea has always been with us…