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Un article de Samba en France.
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SAMBA [samba]. n. (1923-1945; Brazilian word)
- Popular and traditional music and dance of Brazil. Samba is based on a binary beat, and is highly syncopated. A bateria plays the rythmical part, while chords instruments and singers play the tunes. The biggest and best known samba schools are located in the popular districts of Rio de Janeiro: Imperatriz Leopoldinense, Mangueira, Beija Flor, Portela, Viradouro, Unidos da Tijuca...
- Samba de enredo: samba with songs, played with amplified chords instruments, choirs and solists singers. Samba reggae: sambas where the rythmical basis comes from Jamaican reggae music, with its off-beat rythm and its sensuality. Olodum is a samba reggae group.
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SAMBISTA [sambista]. n.m. (19??; Brazilian word)
- Person who takes part into the activities of a samba group or a samba school. Dancers (pasistas), percussionnists (rítmistas) are sambistas.
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BATUCADA [batukada]. n. (1956; from Port. batucada: beating)
- Piece that is entirely based upon percussions; its rythmical structure follows the samba pattern. Samba batucada is typical of carnival street music in Rio de Janeiro.
- Also used to call the percussionist group that plays this kind of music. The batucada was slowly walking in the street, surrounded by the unbridled crowd. Syn.: bateria.
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