Samba!

Whenever I hear the samba groove I can never seat still. Something inside of me starts to spin and I feel the rush of energy in my veins. Samba can communicate happiness and sensuality. It also can articulate my sadness, my passions and my desires. As the great composer Vinicious de Moraes wrote “ samba is like a prayer”. Samba is expression of the immense cultural wealth of Brazil! Samba is Brazil's soundtrack, the most popular of all Brazilian rhythms and dances!

Do you know the instruments used to make a good Samba Enredo?
Samba Enredo is a samba-song composed specifically to be sung during Carnival times by the competing Schools of Samba
In Rio De Janeiro. Below, I listed the instruments used to make a great samba-enredo swing. Shall we play?

Surdo de Primeira: It’s the bass drum. It is the foundation and base of the music
Surdo de Segunda: It "responds" to the calling of the Surdo-de-Primeira
Surdo de Terceira-It is played in between the surdo-de-primeira and Surdo de segunda. It gives the samba the great swing feeling
Caixa de guerra: It adorns the samba, helping the surdos maintain the rhythm and giving power to the groove
Repinique: It’s the pedal of the Caixa de Guerra. It helps the samba to sway. It "answers" the Caixa de Guerra beat.
Tarol: It is like the caixa but it has a different tuning although some Samba Schools use the Caixa-de-Guerra with the same tuning of the tarol.
Pandeiro, Ganza and Reco Reco – It seasons the samba infusing the rhythm with the soft sounds.
Tamborim, Cuica and Agogo – With a sharper sound they also add spice to the samba!