Sega nabs Ariana Grande, Rina Sawayama, and Miley Cyrus for new Samba de Amigo

By James On Apr 25, 2023

Sega’s new Samba de Amigo game features “maraca shaken” tracks from Ariana Grande, Carly Rae Jepsen, Miley Cyrus, Pitbull, Jessie J and Rina Sawayama, along with familiar favorites from the first game in the series, including “Macarena.” La Bamba’ and ‘The Cup of Life’ by Ricky Martin.

Samba de Amigo: Party Central for Nintendo Switch will include 40 tracks when it launches this summer. On Tuesday, Sega confirmed 20 of those songs, along with two previously confirmed songs from the Sonic the Hedgehog games (“Escape From The City” from sonic adventure 2 and “Fist Bump” from sonic powers).

Sega announced Samba de Amigo: Party Central in February during a Nintendo Direct live stream. The rhythm game challenges players to shake, pose, and dance Switch Joy-Cons to the beat to match the on-screen prompts. Unlike the original arcade and Dreamcast game, this is not required special maraca controllers to fully enjoy.

Read on for the list of newly confirmed sons ahead Samba de Amigo: Party Central, with music videos for each song. (Well, not “Macarena” or “La Bamba” – those versions are covers of Los del Río and Richie Valens’ versions.)

“Break Free ft. Zedd” by Ariana Grande