​The

Samba

​

Llamas 

Springfield,  Brazillinois

​For bookings contact Harris Hatcher at 217-638-0554 or send us an email on the contact page.

​            Samba / Bossa Nova

​​​​​​The Samba Llamas began in 1997 as a marching percussion ensemble playing the street rhythms of Brazilian carnival.  Over time, the group added vocals, flute, nylon-string guitar, and cavaquinho (a steel-stringed ukelele), and shifted its emphasis to bossa nova and pagodé, a jazz-influenced, indoor style of samba.

 The Samba Llamas are Chrissy Becker, vocals and percussion;  Chas Blythe, guitar;  John Blythe, cavaquinho and shorty 12-string guitar; Harris Hatcher, percussion;  Lou Humphrey, percussion; and Buddy Rogers, saxophone and flute.