| Forrobodo | Forrobodo
We may hear
the following phrases in various regions in Brazil-"Let's play some forró!"
"Let's go to a forró(or forrobodó)!"
FORRÓ
can mean...
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| Maracatu | Maracatu
The
Maracatu comes from the coronation festivities created by the Portuguese for the
Congolese people in Brazil. During these ceremonies the 'Congo king' was
elected-only people of Congolese des...
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| Tamborim | Playing the Tamborim
The tamborim is a small drum
(6") with a single head. It is very similar to a mini tambourine
without jingles. The body of the drum usually is made of metal, acrylic or
plastic & you ca...
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| Tantan | Tantan
First used inside of
pagode groups (very small samba
groups) instead of the Surdo because of the size. It soon started to be used as
part of larger samba groups. The Tantãn was first intr...
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| Cuica | The Cuica
The cuíca is
perhaps the funniest Brazilian instrument of all, it's sound is similar to the
cry of the small jungle mammal for which it's named, is basically a
single-headed drum
with a...
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| Pandeiro | The Pandeiro
In a
country rich in rhythms and full of a variety of instruments, the pandeiro is
considered the Brazilian national instrument and an icon of samba. The pandeiro
is a tambourine
with a head m...
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| Rumba Clave | Rumba Clave
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1) What
most people in the USA call "rumba clave" (Cuban master Lazaro Pedroso calls it
"Black Clave") can be portrayed like this. with the x i...
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