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Fundamentals of a Samba School Bateria

Your definitive guide to understanding samba and samba school baterias!

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Samba Schools

Samba schools are carnival associations focused on the annual carnival parade. This parade is the “pretext” for an intense cultural production: costumes, scenography, dance and music. The rhythmic part of the music is performed by the samba school’s bateria, a powerful percussion orchestra that has become one of the symbols of Brazilian culture. Learn more about these baterias by clicking on the button below!

Gabriel Lopes

Gabriel Lopes is a professional musician (percussionist and acoustic guitar player) from Rio de Janeiro. He joined the Brazilian band Monobloco in 2000. There he plays in the gigs and teaches in the percussion workshops. He is a researcher of samba school baterias as well and has released two books on the subject.

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Ebook Samba Grooves

The basic samba grooves of the most traditional samba schools’ baterias from Rio de Janeiro transcribed to musical notation

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Two breaks created by Beija-Flor and Viradouro baterias transcribed to musical notation
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