More than 5 samba percussion bands, including the Manchester School of Samba, Sambangra, SambAfriq (Chorley), Republic of Swing Bateria (Salford) and the Manchester Radical Activist samba band, got together on 8th Januay to bask in Manchester city centre. The money will be all forwarded to the south east asia following the tsunami disaster.

The city centre was transformed into a stage of colour, rhythm, and energy for the whole of the afternoon. Samba dancers as well as the Urban Gypsies danced to the rhythms of the huge united samba band for the whole afternoon, all raising the significant amount of 700 pounds.