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Samba De Amigo: Party Central

SEGA’s maraca-shaking monkey Amigo is back and ready to boogie!

Dance like nobody’s watching with Samba de Amigo: Party Central – the maraca-nificent new game in the Samba de Amigo series.

It’s the perfect way to celebrate the festive season with family and friends!

Unleash your love of music, singing and dancing as your controllers become on-screen maracas, encouraging you to shake and move with a hilarious range of angles and positions. With over 40 hit songs to choose from, you can dance to the classics or strut your stuff to cool new tunes. Groovy!

Test your technique with an awesome variety of mini-games and challenges, unlock tons of unique costumes and accessories for your character to wear, and check out loads of new online features, including the eight-player World Party mode! Are you ready to show the world what you’ve got?

Samba De Amigo: Party Central is out now for Nintendo Switch, Meta Quest and Apple Arcade

Visit sambadeamigo.sega.com for more info!


MAKING MARACAS

Here’s how to create some real-life music shakers!

MATERIALS YOU’LL NEED

— An empty plastic bottle (with a secure cap)
— Rice or cereal (for filling)
— Decorative materials (e.g. stickers, paint, coloured tape, etc)

STEPS

1. FILL THE BOTTLE

Fill the plastic bottle about one-third to halfway full with rice or cereal and then seal it with the cap. The amount of filling you use will affect the sound of your maraca, so you can experiment by filling it with different quantities.

2. DECORATE YOUR MARACA

The fun part! Use stickers, paint, coloured tape, ribbon or any other materials you have to make your maraca colourful and unique. Let your creativity run wild!

3. SHAKE AND PLAY

Once your maraca’s been decorated, it’s time to make some noise! Hold the bottle by the cap and shake it to hear the cheerful sounds it makes. You can even put on some music and dance along, trying to match the beat – just like in Samba de Amigo: Party Central!


MARACA FACTS!

Maracas are often used in music from the Caribbean, Central America and South America. Traditionally, they’re made by hollowing out dried gourds (big, hard vegetables that grow on vines) and filling them with beans or beads. Whoa!


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  • blake moore

    I will love to be in this group.

  • SURYANSHI OJHA

    I REALY LOVE THE IDEA AND IT ALSO MAKES CHILDREN CREATIVE

  • Clara.F

    WOW! I LIKE THIS MARARACA IDEA!

  • amigo

    shk shk shk [maraka noises]

  • fghjkl;

    WOW!

  • helen

    I want games to play

  • dog

    nice

  • kittynatgeokids

    i wish i had one

  • joy

    love national geographic kids magazines and games on their website. love reading cool facts about animals and other stuff.

  • ollp

    the best

  • Joseph kagwi

    Amaizing, I would love to play this game.

  • awwwwwsome

  • Dreamtale fan

    cool, ima get this for my nintendo switch

  • harrison

    cool

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