Samba Jig Productions

We produce and promote exciting cultural music and dance performances.

Samba Jig is the presenting arm of EducArte.
More information can be found at www.educarteinc.org.

In July 2024, EducArte presented Gilsons at Black Cat DC as part of their debut US/Canada tour. Photo credit: Jeremy Mines.
In June 2024, EducArte threw its first annual Festa Junina at Black Cat DC, complete with quadrilha and typical foods, and featuring Brazilian forró band Forróçacana.
Iconic Brazilian guitarist and songwriter João Bosco brought down the house at Catholic University’s Hartke Theatre in June 2024.
Yamandu Costa gave a transcendent solo 7-string guitar performance at Miracle Theatre in May 2024.
Diogo Nogueira dazzled audiences at Karma DC in September 2023. Photo credit: Juliana Amorim.
Monobloco brought the electric energy of Rio’s Carnival to Washington, DC, in March 2023.
Participants at Monobloco's Brazilian percussion workshop performed with the band at their concert at Glen Echo Park's Spanish Ballroom in June 2022.
Milton “Bituca” Nascimento sold out The Birchmere in October 2022.
Adriana Calcanhotto at The Birchmere in September 2022.
Monobloco's Brazilian percussion workshop at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in June 2022.
Marisa Monte's sold out concert at Strathmore Music Hall in March 2022.
Vanessa da Mata at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center in September 2017. Photo credit: Erica Wilcox Photography.
Neguinho da Beija Flor at MilkBoy ArtHouse in October 2018. Photo credit: Ceylon Mitchell.
Sahel concert at Fort Dupont, presented in partnership with Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Photo credit: Imagine Photography.
Hamilton de Holanda at MilkBoy ArtHouse.
Pablo Regis Forrobodó - NextNOW Fest 2017 / Photo credit: Emory Hensley.
Monobloco percussion workshop at Brazilian ambassador's residence.