SambaDá write up in Honolulu Weekly:
Mon, Jan 7th 2008

EVERYTHING, PLUS SOME: If the kitchen sink includes Afro Brazilian funk, samba, reggae, rock, hip-hop, Capoeira music and dancing, then SambaDá has got everything in the house-including the flippin' sink. The band's (or shall we say music-dance behemoth) first Hawaiian appearance will spread the Afro-Brazilian fusion funk love from the Left Coast and should be a welcome performance to this region well acquainted with innovative blends of world of cultures. Celebrating the release of 2006's Salve a Bahia, SambaDá's roots and cross-cultural collaborations display a fearless leap into an element completely of their own, and 10 years in the making. This ever-evolving project manifests itself in the group's sophmore album, largely in part from working with Grammy-nominated producer Greg Landau (think Buena Vista Social Club-caliber artists) and the addition of dancer-vocalist Dandha da Hora, who has been a member of Brazil's prestigious Ile Aiye since childhood. Founder of SambaDá, capoeira master Papiba Godinho, leads the band and a guest appearance by Ozomatli's bassist Wil-Dog Abers is in the mix (maybe you veteran Ozo fans can still yell, "Ya se fue!" in all your sweaty post-dance glory when the set is over). SambaDá's one-of-a-kind music and dance extraveganza will have the ability to get even the most sober (shows are 21+) of audience members backing that thang up. Sweat rag recommended.