![]() This unusual instrument is a small metalīarrel covered with leather in one end, having attached inside to its center a short School bateria (percussion section) the agogô, two metal bells played with a metal The AfricansĪfrican slaves, who began arriving in Brazil around 1538, contributed decisively to theĭevelopment of both rhythm and choreography (in dramatic dances and dances like maracatu,īumba-meu-boi, lundu, cateretê, cacuriá, jongo and most famous of all, theĪn extensive array of percussion instruments is of African origin: all kinds of drums,įrom the atabaques used in Afro-Brazilian religions to the surdo and tamborim of the samba ![]() It has been softened and made mellifluous by the African influence. "surfing from consonant to consonant" quality of the language of the colonists. It has nothing of the "skip all the vowels" or as someone said People say that "it is very musical." It sounds very different from continental One word about the Portuguese language as it is spoken in Brazil. Janeiro following the invasion of their country by Napoleon Bonaparte. The first pianos arrived in Brazil inġ808, in the ships that transported the entire Portuguese court to Bahia and Rio de The cavaquinho, a small guitar with four strings, wasĪlso taken to Hawai where it became the ukulele. Instruments we hear in Brazil today: flute, clarinet, cavaquinho, guitar, piano, violin, Nursery rhymes, poetical and lyrical forms, and almost all of the basic musical Over the centuries, simple folk, Jesuits and noblemen brought with them traditionalĭances and dramatic dances like the Bumba-meu-boi, lullabies and Music, even if their contribution to the language, diet and character of Brazilians has According to MarluiĪuthority on Brazilian Indian music, there's no Indian influence in Brazilian popular The Tupinambás "carry in their right hand a maracá, a gourd filled withīrazilian Indian instruments still consist basically of those of percussion: rattles,ĭrums, etc. "are great musicians and dancers, and composers of improvised songs" and that Songs, dances and musical instruments of several tribes. Gabriel Soares de Sousa, a Portuguese colonist andĬhronicler, described in his 1587 treatise called Tratado Descritivo do Brasil the Illustrations, detailed descriptions of dances and rituals, and transcriptions of some The French Calvinist pastor and writer Jean de Léry published in 1578 a book called Viagem à Terra do Brasil (Journey to the Land of Brazil), in which there were included Others in Brazilian history, has been duly commemorated in a carnaval song.) We know quite a lot about what they found, in musical terms, thanks to twoĮxtraordinary accounts of the music of Brazilian aboriginals dating from the 16th century. ![]() The Portuguese first arrived in Brazil on April 22, 1500. The Roots of Brazilian Music - Part I - The three major contributions to Brazilian culture: Indian, Portuguese and African. Read on and enjoy! Visit our Music &įolklore Page to learn more about the extraordinary diversity ofīrazil's music. Brazilian music comes in as many flavors as the tropical fruit sherbets we mention in
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