Samba

This is a common theme in the samba music, we could see it in: Minnha Fe, Zeca Pagodinho and Maria Bethânia. Also, in the Brazilian community the proudest of their Africans roots are see, every time in the Carnival celebration, were the dance and the music join to a tell a history. The history of slaves, that were rip for the country but not remove of their traditions. In the songs of samba, were ever we listen and dance to them, we are giving to the Africans

is a young boy by the name of Samba Diallo. Located in the Diallobe region of Senegal, born to an elite family, with signs of being a gifted child and the ability to recite verses of the Islamic Koran. He is sent to study with one who is considered “the teacher” of Diallobe by the name of Thierno. Samba Diallo no longer belongs to his family while he studies with Thierno and “the teacher, who took possession of him, body and soul.” (p.10), at times is brutal to Samba Diallo when he makes mistakes

as well. We have studied many genres including Samba Afro, Samba Reggae and Axé, all of which are unique in their own way, but also have many similarities. Essentially, each one of there specific genres ties back to candomble in some way. In addition to candomble, they also heavily relate back to the African heritage and history. The 1980’s proved to be a pivotal turning point for all of these genres as the abolition of slavery was taking place. Samba Afro had three main instruments that included

different sized cow bells attached together. Samba is normally played at a fast tempo and contains many overlapping complicated rhythms accentuate the first note while playing in duple meter. Also, a lot of the time you will hear an emphasis on threes while playing in duple (you will either hear this through accents or triplets). When listening, we can hear the syncopation between the different rhythms due to the polyrhythm of the music. One might ask how samba then relates to the Bossa Nova if the music

the world, affecting 70, the soundtrack of '80s and pop music orthodox Bossa Nova rhythm playing soft but strong. It originated from the Brazilian samba, African music has a series of irregular rhythm pattern (Rhythempattern) using any of a variety of percussion instruments, such as tin cans, tambourine, twisted bell. Bossa Nova pioneer to go to samba music in addition to the noise and complexity, reducing the volume still retains its beautiful melody. They join a unique jump in non-acoustic rhythm

experience some of Latins culture! At this performance, there was a band, Samba dancers and Latino dancers. The band’s name was Batuque de Terreiro. The band was made up of all males. They performed and sung several songs from the original sounds of Bahia. The songs and dances were those, which you would see in Brazil. There were also Samba dancers to give us some more taste of Brazil. The dancers were called Movimentos de Samba. They were female dancers that performed and taught the crowd some of Brazils

few minutes into the journey, Sambas began to slow his pace, eventually coming to a standstill, and gestured with a paw for Kisara to do the same. “Why are we stopping?” Kisara asked in response to his gradual halt. He paused, shifting to face his vulpine partner, his eyes glazing over her form before he finally concluded with, “You're...a fire-type.” “Thanks,” she stated bluntly, refraining from using some sarcastic remark,“Is that all? Can we continue?” Sambas nodded in agreement and began

to everybody’s minds, is the Carnival and, of course, the Samba. Samba is the best known most enduring style in Brazil. It is the samba rhythm that provides the background music for the most spectacular Rio carnival and the sophisticated dance that helped to bring Brazil the exotic image that is well known throughout the world. If you want to learn about Brazilian history without going through the books, you just listen to its music. Samba has an importance that goes far beyond than entertainment

of the mixture of cultures. Not only was interracial mixing accepted in society, it was encouraged. Brazil walked a fine line though between portrayal of racial acceptance without being seen by the world as an African-based country.The emergence of samba which was African in origin created a sense of togetherness amongst all the races. Although the sound was African,

Within Brazil and the Caribbean lies a racial mixture of cultures. Since the 1930's the people have, overall, enthusiastically adopted the notion that racial and cultural mixture defines this regions national identity (Samba 1). This region consists of a very historic background which has shaped the beliefs and customs of celebration, music and dance. Sugar cane was brought to the "new world"