Samba
Nova is one of most dynamic percussion groups in the Maritimes
representing the best world beat percussion has to offer.
Samba
Nova is 15-25 piece percussion group that performs in the Brazilian
percussion tradition Carnival Samba Batucada. It's
a unique blend incorporating various elements of different styles
of Brazilian music like Samba Maracatu and
Samba Funk which are considered by some to
be the epitome of the percussion group style.
Energy,
passion and fun are the trademarks of this group. It's an excellent
reflection of the growing interest in World Beat music and percussion
in the Maritimes.
There
are basic principles and values that characterize Samba Nova
as a community band:
- joy
and fun in making music
- open-ness
and welcome to newcomers
- simple
and transparent methods of operation
- minimum
expectations, rules and obligations
- an
acceptable level of performance capability for community events
- individual
initiative within a context of group consultation and decision-making
- non-sectarian,
apolitical
- respect
for the musical leader(s)
Samba
Nova is also the host for the very popular original annual regional
percussion show Drumfest, just finished it's 8th year of production
For
the last ten years, Samba Nova has opened both the Atlantic
Jazz Festival and the Multicultural
Festival.
About
Samba
Samba
is the most famous of the various forms of music arising from African
roots in Brazil. The name samba most probably comes from the Angolan
semba (mesemba) - a religious rhythm. Samba developed as a distinctive
kind of music at the beginning of the 20th century in Rio de Janeiro
(then the capital of Brazil) under the strong influence of immigrant
people from Bahia.
A
great document about Brazilian percusion by Dr. Robert LedBetter
(pdf file)
The
Bateria
The
sounds of a samba band - a Flash site with clickable instruments
More
sounds of a samba band - turn the instruments on and off as they
play together
The Blog site
of Marinilda Carvalho, a journalist in Rio de Janeiro
who covered that city's carnaval celebration and parades for many
years. It is a very personal look at the amazing, miraculous drum
sections, called baterias, that participate in the annual parades
of the Samba Schools
What
does Wikipedia say about Samba?
Our
own extensive research shows that playing samba makes you smarter
and better looking and lowers your effective age by four years.
People who play samba are better lovers and are admired by pets
and small children.
Please
come hear us or better yet, join Samba Nova
How
did Samba start? (theory) |
"Te
cutuco." (I poke you.)
The
other is not happy about this, so he protests:
"Não
cutuca!" (Don't poke me!)
This
goes on for a while... it gets faster and faster:
"Te cutuco não cutuca te cutuco não cutuca
te cutuco não cutuca.. |
