Batucada Brasileira [Import]

School of Samba Mocidade | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Iris
• ASIN: B0000632SH
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,654 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Apresentaçào

2. Bate-Papo

3. Olha a Virada

4. Sai da Frente

5. Todo Mundo Junto

6. Um a Um

7. Esquentando O Couro

8. Segura O Pe de Conversa

9. Muita Firmeza

10. A Todo Vapor

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Disc: 2

1. Abertura

2. Explosào de Ritmo

3. Embolada Geral

4. Ritmo Maluco

5. Virada Quente

6. Fumaça

7. Bateria Cheia

8. Couro de Prata

9. Botando Fogo

10. Inferno de Ritmo

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful strong stuff, April 22, 2004

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RS "r-sturm" (Barrington, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batucada Brasileira (Audio CD)

This CD is well worth the price. Mocidade has arguably the best bateria in Rio de Janeiro. This material is all original and professionally performed and recorded.

It is very strong medicine, if you are not used to batucada, and you have to listen several times to understand the intricacy and incredible power in this music. Batucada descended from Afro-Brazilian roots and was used in their religious ceremonies for hundreds of years -- after it's played for hours the Orisha's (Afro-Brazilian deities) appear and take hold of the participants, as they may well do for you, too, after you listen to this CD a few times. This is world class rhythm.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required play-along music for samba drummers, October 26, 2010

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Kathleen Hunt "samba kat" (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batucada Brasileira (Audio CD)

Mention "that cd with the guy in the hat on the cover" to any pro samba percussionist and they'll likely say "Oh, yeah, the guy with the hat! That's a GREAT cd!" Two cds, actually. I teach samba percussion and I recommend this cd set to my drum students for practice. Put it on at top volume and just play along! It's way more fun than playing to a metronome, makes your practice session feel like a party, and it is critical for learning the feel of samba and especially that elusive Brazilian swing (which you can't get at all from a metronome). It's all drums and only drums, at vintage 1970's Rio samba tempo (a beautiful, silky, grooving 120bpm for most of the tracks), featuring one of Rio's very top samba escolas, Mocidade. The tempo is perfect for intermediate drummers; It's hard to find recordings like this these days, since most Rio samba baterias play at about 140-160bpm now. Plus it's just beautiful stuff. PS - great for dance practice, too.