Articles tagged with: Samba
The beauty of Samba Chula de São Braz
A great video of the dying art of samba chula, a close cousin of samba de roda, the rhythm developed in the region of Recôncavo Baiano by former slaves, here introduced to Dane crowds during …
Round-up of the 20 best sambas enredo of Rio’s carnival since the 40s
A little sample of the best sambas enredo composed in the last 70 years.
1 – Exaltação a Tiradentes (Império Serrano) – 1949 – Here sang by Elis Regina
Amazing BBC documentary about Brazilian music
Do you need a quick but in-depth overview of Brazilian rhythms and their main representatives? The BBC made a great documentary with a sample of all the basics, from the early days of samba, in …
Listen to 2012 Carnival sambas
Rádio UOL produced a podcast with 27 sambas enredos that will be the soundtrack of next Carnival parades both in São Paulo and Rio. Among them, Beija Flor’s “São Luis – Poema Encantado do Maranhão”, …
Samba master class
This is the closest you will get to learning samba without leaving your desk. The one-hour special “Dance the World“, that premiered on The Travel Channel, in the US, last Monday, shows how award-winner ballroom dancer …
Martinho da Vila, Carnival king
Forget Momo, the fat guy that, every year, is crowned Carnival King. The real sovereign of the giant feast that begins in a few weeks is Martinho da Vila. This composer of irresistible smile, now …
