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Fundamentals of a Samba School Bateria - a must-have book for Samba fans & ritmistas

language: English

Samba school baterias, initially small with around 20 members in the late 1920s, have now grown to include 200-300 percussionists. These percussion orchestras, celebrated for their powerful sound and swing, have become iconic symbols of Brazilian culture.

This book aims to comprehensively examine the rhythmic aspects of Samba and the role of a samba school's bateria. It provides an educational guide for readers to understand how the unique bateria sound is created. By the end, you will fully understand how a bateria arrangement is created and will be able to work on your own bateria arrangements. All scores of the book are accompanied by their respective audios.

The first part delves into a brief history of Samba's origin, the emergence of Samba schools, and their baterias. It also explores the instrument distribution within a bateria and the impact of the Samba-enredo format on band arrangements.

The second part covers the fundamental rhythmic patterns of Samba and details the commonly used instruments in Samba schools, showcasing their basic grooves and roles within the bateria.

In the third part, the focus shifts to the four elements employed by baterias in composing arrangements. Each instrument's function within these elements is explained, along with their occurrence in the Samba-enredo. The section concludes with a practical application of the concepts in a basic arrangement for the Samba-enredo "É Hoje."

In the last part, Gabriel gives a brief description of each of the most traditional Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the characteristics and history of their baterias.

article n°: A871456
Brand: KALANGO
Available as: book
Inhalte: Samba Batucada / Enredo
for Instruments: bateria instruments
Weight: 0.3 kg
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KALANGO

Under the name our own brand Kalango we offer various accessories, but also instruments and custom-made products, which we develop and produce either ourselves or which are made by different manufacturers according to our ideas and conceptions. These include our custom heads with band logo print, a wide range of bags, straps, surdo stands and a selection of hand welded agogôs with 2 or 4 bells and different designs.

For more than 30 years we have been musicians ourselves and incorporate into our products all the experience, ideas and quality expectations we have gained over the years by playing, being in contact with active musicians from authentic scenes or simply by using ideas we pick up during our travels.

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Fundamentals of Samba School Baterias - Gabriel Lopes

Gabriel Lopes' must-have book for all samba ritmistas - everything you need to know about instruments, groove, how a Samba bateria is set up and the parts of a Samba de enredo resp. the bateria's role in each one. We dare say - the perfect gift for Rio sa