Timbalada

Timbalada is an Afro-Brazilian musician group from Candeal, Salvador, Brazil. It was founded by drummer Carlinhos Brown.

Crá Rosa - "Origins" (Bahia Percussion II)

Studio demo of afrobrazilian and cuban percussion by Crá Rosa.

Olodum da Bahia, a History of Cultural Inclusion

This article focuses on the treatment of the Grupo Cultural Olodum with young adolescents Maciel Pelourinho, Salvador - Bahia - Brazil, in the 70 and 80 living in situations of profound social vulnerability and the opportunities were few. The Pelourinho, Salvador Historical Center, this time was inhabited by people who were unable to decent housing, since the site had no basic infrastructure, dominated the robberies, crime, prostitution and drug trafficking.

Within this panorama was created Bloco Afro Olodum, the intention to create opportunities for the population of blacks and Maciel Pelourinho Bahia able to play the carnival on a block that had its identity.

Timbal demos

Differents videos with Brazilian timbal demos and solos, demonstrating the posibilities of the instrument.

Crá Rosa - Bahía percussion

Studio demo of afrobrazilian percussion by Crá Rosa.

Bloco Yemanjá

Bloco Yemanjá is a spanish group formed only by women, with a repertoire based on the compositions of the Blocos Afro of Salvador de Bahía (Brazil).

Marcus Santos & Grooversity - "Batujexá / Batidão"

Marcus Santos and Grooversity performs Batujexá / Batidão in the Latin Percussion studio.

Marcus Santos & Grooversity - "Levada / Abê"

Marcus Santos and Grooversity performs Levada / Abê in the Latin Percussion studio.

Monobloco

The percussion group Monobloco, renowned for incorporating diverse rhythms and musical styles to a samba beat, was created in 2000 by the components of the band Pedro Luís e A Parede, also known as PLAP - Pedro Luís (vocals, acoustic and electric guitars), Mário Moura (bass guitar), C.A. Ferrari, Sidon Silva and Celso Alvim (drums and percussion). Today, Monobloco is among the Brazilian acts with the greatest number of performances all year round.

Monobloco - 10 (DVD)

Monobloco live concert, recorded on the DVD "10" (2009). Here you can see it in several videos.

Brazilian national anthem with samba-reggae rhythm

Didá - Samba reggae

Didá at Pelourinho (Salvador de Bahía)

Olodum at Pelourinho (Salvador de Bahía)

Afrodromo rehearsal with Carlinhos Brown (Carnival 2013)

Trademarks of Drums Section - Baterias de Carnaval

The Carnaval of Brazil is becoming more and more a full-year festivity, with several parties throughout the year.  This may be a good time for lovers of this colorful folklore to learn even more about the world´s largest party. One of the subjects within the samba world that attract the most curiosity is the drummers sections, with all its vibrations, strength and vigor.  Some samba-school drum sections can have up to 300 percussionists, with one general director (Mestre de bateria) and several assistants.

Timbalada - "Beija flor"

Samba reggae

Samba Drumming: The Bateria of Samba

Since the first signs of life, still in our mother’s womb, humans start to exist within rhythms: our own fast heart beats and naturally, of our mothers. Artur da Távola (1936-2008) distinct writer and poet in Brazil once remarked: “the rhythm is definitely the most primitive of our sensorial experiences. Thus, it follows us through our lives and it stands for the basic assumption of vitality, since when it’s over, life has ended.” 

Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools

 Carnival has been celebrated in Brazil and in Rio de Janeiro for centuries, but samba schools were only first inaugurated in Rio Carnival in the 1920s.