2026 • FV PARTY
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Friday 6. March
20:30 - 02:00
Club Silbando, Förrlibuckstrasse 62, 8005 Zürich
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Schedule:
20:30-20:45: Check-in and orientation
20:45-22:00: Open level class with Rafael
22:00-02:00: DJ Set by DJ Sampa
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Tickets:
Open Level class + Party (from 20:45)
30 Fr.- non-students
15 Fr.- students (Please produce your university student card at the entrance)
Party ticket (from 22:00):
25 Fr.- non-students
15 Fr.- students (Please produce your university student card at the entrance)
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About DJ Sampa
Sampa is a vinyl DJ and cultural producer who loves northern and north-eastern culture, especially forró pé de serra. He founded the project “Forró Vinyl” and co-founded the group “Forró Vem Vem”, both cultural projects that promote forró.
Sampa was born and raised in São Paulo and was influenced by popular music styles of the seventies and eighties. He began DJing Samba, Samba-Rock, Rap, Hip Hop and Funk-Soul in the nineties at parties. Sampa's first contact with Forró Pé De Serra was at the end of the 1990s in the first movements in the capital of São Paulo.
Since 2014, he has been researching the roots of Forró Pé de Serra, its genres and the aspects of north-eastern music. He has been a professional DJ since the 2000s and has performed at clubs and events in Europe, opening shows for singers and instrumentalists. Between 2007 and 2010 he DJed at Clube do Forró and Gafieira in Zurich and since 2014 he has been studying Forró Pé De Serra in its traditional context. Sampa has been performing at festivals and clubs all over Europe since 2015, and has participated in editions of Rootstock Brasil and Forró De Vitrola. He combines his experience as a professional DJ with his passion for Forró Pé De Serra and its aspects.
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About our Guest Teacher
Rafael began his dance career in 2009. Over the years, he pursued different rhythms such as: Samba, Bolero, Zouk, WCS, Bachata, Tango and Salsa - to add techniques to his dance and enrich his specialty: Forró and also Zouk!
At Pé Descalço, one of the most renowned forró schools in the world, Rafael played the following roles:
student;
teacher;
choreographer;
dancer;
examinee;
examiner.
He earned all graduation necklaces (as leader) and until the penultimate one as follower.
2011-2019.
Always considering his responsibility as a disseminator of knowledge, he felt that it was time for a new step and in 2019 he also started his solo project: Forró com o Wilker!
Rafael has built a reputation for bringing technical knowledge and clarity to dance: novelty, cleanliness, fluency, figures, movements that explore dynamism and the senses. He also stood out for his musicality and improvisation. He values classes that are always lively and fun, and most importantly, he brings content in her dance, not only as leisure, but as something bigger, stronger, that heals, rejoices and changes lives (therapy). In his journey as a teacher, he has already held several workshops/festivals in several cities and states in Brazil, including: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Piauí, Pernambuco, Bahia and, of course, Minas Gerais!
In addition to teaching at the main international Workshops/Festivals:
Europe | Portugal, Germany, France, Belarus, Belgium, Switzerland,
Spain,Italy, Vienna, Montenegro (...)
United States | Boston, Miami, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles,San Diego, San Jose, Seattle(...)
Canadá | Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver,Quebec,Muskoka…
Japan | Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Gunma
Russia | Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Siberia
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About the project
Forró Vinyl brings the best of traditional and contemporary forró to Zürich on a monthly basis. You can expect DJ performances, lots of good music, dance workshops, amazing vibes and a super friendly atmosphere. Forró Vinyl is the brain child of DJ Sampa, DJ, researcher, collector and Brazilian music lover. The aim of this project is to promote Brazilian culture through the beautiful sounds of vinyl records.
This project is produced with love and respect by Galatea Mancini and Dj Sampa.
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About forró
Forró music, which is original from the early twentieth century, is unique, joyful, engaging, always carrying a message in its melody, a poem in its verses or a simple lament in its protest. “You are entering a world of musical, visual, dance and fun-filled cultural landscape. This is the Forró Vinyl Project."
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