samba (brazil)

get the impression brazilians love their music
another one of songlines magazine's 50 rhythms
comes from brazil - as does axe, bossa nova, choro, and forro
already covered in this process to put pictures to words
here's what songlines had to say about this style

samba was created by bahian emigres in rio de janeiro at the beginning of the 20th century
capeiristas, practitioners of the afro-brazilian religion of candomble
and festival troupes all brought their musical styles together
when they fused with portuguese instruments samba was born
like most brazilian rhythms, samba is in 2/4 and is driven by a deep pounding surdo drum
with an overlaying syncopated 'rat-a-tat' from a chorus of timbales
it remains at the heart of the music of rio's carnaval

which basically means we can expect to see some lively music
of which youtube threw up quite a few examples
but it's the quality thing again that made the difference
so wiki to the rescue to get some musicians associated with samba
jorge aragao seems to be a living legend of the samba style
wiki advises that his compositions are well covered
most major samba performers perform his music
he has been at it for over 30 years
and has recorded 12 albums in that time
i'm not sure that the following clip is pure samba
being a cover of a well-known internationally popular song
but he's the king of samba....and i like the tune
and very nicely arranged and performed here
(40 of 50)