Samba

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  1. 4. Ensemble of drums. Up to 300 percussionists play together in the largest samba school baterias.
  2. 5. de samba Community organization dedicated to samba music and dance. Samba schools compete every year during Carnival.
  3. 7. Annual celebration throughout Brazil, similar to Mardi Gras in the United States. In Rio de Janeiro, samba school parades occur in the final days of carnaval.
  4. 8. snare drum played with two sticks. Plays all subdivisions and provides the “swing” of samba. 12″ x 20cm aluminum is most common. 14″ caixa are used by some baterias
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  1. 1. Competitive parade during Carnival. Each samba school parade is comprised of many different elements: floats, many people in costume, dancers, singers, and bateria.
  2. 2. A variation in the surdos marking the end of one section, or a phrase played by the bateria to end a section or song, usually ending on the third beat.
  3. 3. A distinct rhythm often played by the repique to start the bateria or in a call-and-response paradinha.
  4. 6. Bateria stops main samba groove to play a special phrase, call and response phrase, or different rhythm before returning to main samba groove.