SAMBA GROUP

These sessions are divided in two segments: CLASS and REHEARSAL
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  1. The CLASS is for beginner and advanced percussionists alike. We practice fundamentals, as well as more complicated material for select students.
  2. The REHEARSAL is for performance preparation. Everyone plays their 'strong-suit' instrument (or 'axe') as we cover our repertoire. All are encouraged to participate.
OVERVIEW​
​Each style (music arrangement) we play uses some combination of the following instruments:
In addition to each style's basic groove(s), there are other compositional elements:
  • Call-in (to begin)
  • Call-out (to stop)
  • Breaks (Chamadas / Paradinhas, 'Calls' / 'Little Stops') 
  • Introductory Sections
  • Contrasting Grooves / Sections
  • Variation Phrases​ ​
  • Solos
  • Layering of Grooves

Lastly, the different arrangements/styles can be strung together to form a larger performance-suite or ‘samba show’. 
CURRENT REPERTOIRE


BAHIAN SUITE

Samba Reggae (Fast) -- Mark Lampson
  • Classic Timbalada Break
  • Break 1
  • *Surdo Break -- (Os Negoes, Marcio Peeters)
  • *Break 2 -- (Os Negoes, Marcio Peeters) 
Samba Afro #2 -- Anderson Souza
  • Break 1
Samba Afro #1 -- Anderson Souza
  • Call in / out


​OLODUM/ODC SUITE

Samba Reggae, Merengue (Fast)
  • Call In / Out
  • Surdo Break
Ijexa
  • ​​Call In / Out
6/8
  • ​​Call In / Out
  • 3rd Surdo Variation #2
Samba Reggae (Slow)
  • Call In / Out
OLODUM SUITE -- Full Arrangement

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Sections / Breaks
  • ​​Call In / Out
  • Break 1
  • Break 2 / Turnaround
  • Break 3
  • Break 4
  • Break 5 / Hand Wave
  • Aracata Intro (H. Kaufman)
  • Frog
  • Timeout
  • Thumbs
  • 6/8
  • 'Ten' End Break
Chamadas / Paradinhas ('Calls' / 'Little Stops') / Call & Response
  • ​​HSU Intro x3 
  • Classic 5 ('Fanfarra' -Sergio Mendes)
  • Fast C&R #1
  • Fast C&R #2 ('Frog')
  • Trifecta Break -- California Brazil Camp (CBC) 
  • Slow/Fast x5 + Shooter (Jorge Alabe)
  • Jorge's False Ending
NOTE
A certain level of commitment is expected with samba; developing, even, an intermediate level of comprehension and ability can take hundreds of hours. So it is understandable if one no longer has the time or interest for this undertaking. But one should never lose heart on account of the, seemingly, slow pains of progress. This is a laudable worthwhile endeavor.

RHYTHMS & STYLES

KEY
(R) Right
(L) Left
​(F) Flam -- Both Hands
(Z) Buzz Stroke
(>) Rim Shot
(L) Low Bell
(H) High Bell
(O) Open Tone
(S) Slap
(B) Bass Tone
​(Bold) Accented Notes
(%) Repeat Measure​
(!) "Hey!"​
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​HIP HOP

This rhythm was taught by Mario Pam of the Samba Afro group Ile AIye. It was presented to CSULB & HSU percussion students and faculty in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in 2006.

Hip Hop (Video)

PARTS & SECTIONS
Repinique
  • RLRL  RLRL  RLRL  RLRL
​Timbao​
  • S---  S-OO  S--S  -SOO || R---  R-RL  R--L  -LRL
Caixa / ​Snare Drum
  • RLRL
  • RLZL
4rd Surdo
  • xxxx  >---  --x-  >-->  
3nd Surdo
  • x-x-  ----  x-x-  ----
Surdo 1 & 2
  • x---  --x-  --x-  ----  
Surdo Breakdown​
  1. x---  ----  ----  ----  |  ----  ----  ----  ----
  2. x-x-  ----  ----  ----  |  ----  ----  ----  ----  
  3. x-x-  ----  x-x-  ----
  4. x-x-  x-x-  x-x-  x-x- 
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​MARACATU​

Maracatu Video Resources

The material covered in this class largely derives from my experiences with teachers Mark Lamson and Jimmy Biala. I was first introduced to Maracatu by Mark Lampson at the Cal State Summer Arts Programs at CSU Fresno, and later by Jimmy Biala for the San Francisco Carnaval contingent 'Sambasia.'  
 
Many rhythms below are common within the Maractu tradition and can be found widely online, whereas some parts are modified to stratify learning (for example, the caixa parts). 

PARTS & SECTIONS
Gonguê (Bell)
  • #1:  L-H-  L-H-  LH-H  L-H-
  • #2:  -L--  L-L-
Caixa / Snare Drum
  1. RLRL  RLRL  RRLR  RLRL (Traditional)
  2. RRLR  RLRL (Traditional)
  3. RZRL  RZRL  ||  RLRL  RLRL
  4. R-LR  L-RL (Generic)  
Alfia (Surdo)
  • #1:  R---  ----  LR--  LR-- | % | % | L-R-  R-R-  LR--  LR--
  • #2:  R---  L-R-  LR--  LR-- | % | % | L-R-  R-R-  LR--  LR--  
  • #8:  R--R  L-RR  LR-R L-R- | R---  ----  ----  ---- | R--R  L-RR  L---  ---- | R---  ----  ----  ----  
  • #9:  R---  ----  -R-R RR--   
 
  • Caixa Intro:  ----  ----  ---- | R---  ----  ----  ---- | R---  ----  R---  ---- | L-R-  R-R-  LR--  LR--  | R
  • Caixa Intro #2:  R---  ---- | R---  ----  LR--  LR-- | L-R-  R-R-  LR-R  L-R- | L 
 
  • #8 Outro: | R--R  L-RR  LR-R  L-R- | L---  ----  ----  ---- | R--R  L-RR  L---  ---- | R---  ----  --R-  R-R-  | R |

OTHER MATERIAL
Alfia Breaks
  • Break 1:  R--R  L-RR  LR-R L-R- | L-R-  L-R-  LR-R L-R- | R 
  • Caixa Break:  R--R  L-RR  LR-R L-R- | L-R-  L-R-  LR-R L-R- | R 

Alfia Parts
  • #3:  R---  L-R-  LR-L  -R-L
  • #4:  RR-L  R-R-  -R-L  R--- | % | RR-L  R-R-  -R-L  R--L | R--L  R-R-  -R-L  R--- 
  • #5:  R---  LR--  LR--  LR-- 
  • #8 (Short):  R--R  L-RR  LR-R L-R- | R---  ----  ----  ----
  • Alfia Ride:  L--R  LR-R  LR-R  LR-R  

Breaks
  • End Break:  -R--  R-R-  -R--  R-R- |R 
FORM IDEAS
  1. Caixa Intro #1 or #2 
  2. Our Intro: 8, 9, 2
  3. Open Ended Form
    1. Break 1 / Caixa Break
    2. Parts: #1, 2, 4, 5, Short 8  
  4. #8 Outro
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​SAMBA AFRO, ILȆ AIYȆ

The rhythms below were presented to a workshop of students by Anderson Souza on March 23, 2018 at Raízes do Brasil Capoeira Center in Santa Cruz, CA. 

Anderson’s father is Neguinho do Samba (Obituary), founder of Olodum and former director of Ilȇ Aiyȇ. Anderson grew up with other master drummers so he learned multiple styles of Samba Afro, including an arrangement below which is a precursor to Ilȇ Aiyȇ’s contemporary styles of Samba Afro: 

“This rhythm is Samba Afro before the emergence of the Afro-Blocos in Salvador-- they already played this rhythm. It’s very much known as the rhythm of Ile Aiye because Ile Aiye was the principle bloco that maintained this tradition.”

"At that time the ‘clave’ rhythm of Ile Aiye (played on the tamborim and repinique) was a provincial ‘cadence’.
There were also samba schools that combined black and indigenous cultures." 

-Anderson Souza (Translated Annie Stafford)

​Samba Afro Video Resources

PARTS & SECTIONS
Tamborim
  • -x-x  --x-  --x-  --x-
Timbao
  • *All styles follow one, or both, of these stickings
    • RLRL  RLRL  RLRL  RLRL
    • L-RL  R-LR
  • O--S  B--O  O--S  B--O
  • O--S  B-SO  O-S-  BS-O
  • OOOS  B-SO  O-S-  BS-O
  • OOOS  BSSO  O-SS  BSSO
  • OO-S  BSSO  O-SS  BSSO
​Caixa
  • RLRL  RLRL
  • RLRL  RLRL
  • RLLR  LLRL
  • RLRR  LRRL 
  • R L RL R    L RL R L   (Traditional)
Repique (one stick)
  • S>>>  SOOO  S>>>  SZ-O ||  LRRR  LRRR  LRRR  LR-R
3rd Surdo 
  • ----  --x-  ----  -x-x | ----  --x-  ----  -x-x | ----  --x-  ----  -x-x | ----  --x-  --x-  -x-x | --xx  --xx  --xx  -x-x
3rd Surdo (Variation -- a contemporary part)
  • ----  --x-  ----  -x-x | ----  --x-  --x-  xxxx 
Call in / out
GROOVE 2
Repique (two sticks)
  • -x-x  --x-  --xx  --x- 
3rd Surdo
  • ----  xxxx  ----  xxxx | ----  xxxx  xxxx  xxxx 
4th Surdo
  • ----  --x-  ----  -x-x 
Break 1
L---  L-L-  --L-  L--L | L---  H---  LLL  LLL | L-H-  L-L-  H-L-  L-HL  |  L
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​SAMBA BATUCADA

Much of the material below stems from Mestre Jorge Alabe via 'Grupo Samba Rio' out of Oakland, California. Other sources include Mark Lampson, Eugene Novotney, Howie Kaufman, Dudu Fuentes, and material garnered from California Brazil Camp.  

PARTS
​​Caixa
  • R--L  R-L-  R-L-  R-L-  (Modified Part)
  • L--R  L-R-  L-R-  L-R-  (Modified Part) ​
  • RLRL   RLRL   RLRL   RLRL  (Traditional Part) ​
  • RRLR   RLRL   RLRL   RLRL  (Traditional Part) 

1st Surdo
  • ----  x---  ----  ----  x---  ||  L---  R---  L---  R---  

2nd Surdo
  • x---  ----  x---  ----  ||  R---  L---  R---  L---
​
3rd Surdo
  • ----  x-x-  ----  x--x ||  L---  R-R-  L---  R--R
  1. ----  x-x-  ----  xx-x  | |  L---  R-R-  L---  RR-R
  2. ----  x-xx  ----  xx-x  | |  L---  R-RR  L---  RR-R
  3. ----  x-x-  ----  x--x | ----  x-x-  --x-  -x-x ||  L---  R-R-  L---  R--R | L---  R-R-  L-R-  LR-R

3rd Surdo Entrance #1 (Dudu Fuentes, CBC 2011)
  • ----  x-x-  ----  x--x | -x-x  -x-x  -x-x  -x-x |  ----  ----  -x-x  -x-x
  • L---  R-R-  L---  R--R | LR-R  LR-R  LR-R  LR-R  |  L---  ----  LR-R  LR-R

3rd Surdo Entrance #2 (Fuentes, 11')
  • ----  x-x-  ----  x--x | -x-x  -x-x  -x-x  -x-x |%| ----  -x-x  ----  -x-x | ----  ----  -x-x  -x-x 
  • L---  R-R-  L---  R--R | LR-R  LR-R  LR-R  LR-R |%| L---  -R-R  L---  -R-R  |  L---  ----  LR-R  LR-R

3rd Surdo Entrance #3 (Fuentes, 11')
  • ----  x-x-  ----  x--x | -x-x  -x-x  -x-x  -x-x |%| ----  -x-x  ----  -x-x | ----  -x-x  -x-x  -x-x | -->-  x-x-  -->-  -x-x 
  • L---  R-R-  L---  R--R | LR-R  LR-R  LR-R  LR-R |%| L---  -R-R  L---  -R-R | L---  LR-R  LR-R  LR-R | L-R-  R-R-  --R-  -R-R
Agogo​
INTROS
  • Call In 
  • Call Out
  • Break 1 (to Start / Stop) 
  • Caixa Layering Intro
Arcata Break (Howie Kaufman)
OTHER MATERIAL
  • Break 2 (The Turnaround)
  • Break 3
  • Break 4
  • Break 5 (Hand Wave)
  • Tamborim Design (Surdo 1 & 2 cutout)
  • Timeout
  • Thumbs
  • 6/8

CALL & RESPONSE (C&R) / CHAMADAS ('CALLS') / PARADINHAS ('LITTLE STOPS') 
​Slow/Fast x5 + Shooter (Jorge Alabe)
Trifecta Break -- California Brazil Camp (CBC) ​
OUTROS / END BREAKS
  • Ten
  • Jorge Alabe's False Ending
  • '​Trucker'
'Spectacular' End Break (CBC 08')​
Samba Batucada Video Resources​
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SAMBA REGGAE (Fast) -- Os Negões

This rhythm was presented at by Marcio Peeters on May 23, 2017 at Raízes do Brasil Capoeira Center in Santa Cruz, CA. 

It is a Samba Reggae arrangement performed by the Bloco Afro group Os Negões.  

PARTS & SECTIONS
Repinique
  • x--x  ---x  --x-  x---
Caixa
  1. RLRL  RLRL
  2. RLRL  RLRL
  3. RLZL  RLZL  ||  RLRL  RLRL
3rd Surdo
  • ----  --RL  ----  --RL | ----  --RL  ---R  L-RL 
3rd Surdo Break
  • --RL  --RL  --RL  --RL | --RL  --RL  --RL  --RL | ---L  RLRL  ---L  RLRL | ---L  RLR  LRL  --RL

SAMBA REGGAE (Fast) -- Mark Lampson

This rhythm was presented at by Mark Lampson at CSU Summer Arts Program World Percussion Workshop at Fresno State University in the summer of 2001. 

PARTS & SECTIONS
Repinique
  • xxxx  ---x  --x-  x---
Caixa
  1. RLRL  RLRL
  2. RLRL  RLRL
  3. RLZL  RLZL  ||  RLRL  RLRL
3rd Surdo
  • ----  --RL  ----  --RL | ----  --RL  ---R  L-RL ​
Classic Timbalada Break + Break 1
Samba Reggae Video Resources​
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TAMANQUINHO

Video Resources
This rhythm was taught by Mario Pam of the Samba Afro group Ile AIye. It was presented to CSULB & HSU percussion students and faculty in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in 2006.

PARTS & SECTIONS
Tamborim
  • x---  x--x  -x-x  x-x-   
Repinique / Snare
  • FLRR  RLRR  LRLR  RLR-​
​Timbao​
  • B-SS  B-OO  ||  R-RL R-RL
  • B-SS  BSOO  ||  R-RL RLRL
  • B-SS  BSOO  BSSS  BSOO  ||  R-RL  RLRL  RLRL  RLRL
3rd Surdo
  • R---  ----  R--R  L-RL  |  R---  ----  ---L  RLRL
2nd Surdo
  • ---  x--  ---  x--
1st Surdo
  • x--  ---  x--  ---  
Breaks
  • #1:  L-L-  HH--  L-L-  HH--  | HH--  ----   !---  ----
  • #2: H-H-  -H-H-  ---L  L--- |  L-L-  HH--  L-L-  HH--  | HH--  ----   !---  ----
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This rhythms below derive from the Bahian style of drumming (i.e. Afro Blocos like Ile Aiye or Olodum). Sources include Eugene Novotney (CSU Humboldt), Mark Lampson, and Marcio Peeters. The third surdo pattern (#2) was introduced by Dandha da Hora and, presumably, derives from Ile Aiye.

PARTS & SECTIONS
Repinique
  • x-x  -xx  -x-  x-x
Timbao
  • BSS BOO || RLR LRL
  • O-S  -OO  -S-  S-O
Caixa
  1. RLR  LRL
  2. RLR  LRL ​
3rd Surdo
  • #1  x--  --x  ---  xxx
  • #2  x--  ---  xxx  xxx | x--  ---  ---  xxx 
  • Break:  ---  xxx  ---  xxx  ||  xxx  xxx  xxx  xxx
2nd Surdo
  • ---  x--  ---  x--
1st Surdo
  • x--  ---  x--  ---  
TEXTURE 3
Repinique
  • x-x  -xx  -x-  x-x
Timbao
  • S-B  OO-  ||  R-R  LR-
Caixa
  • >-x  -xx  -x-  x--  |  RLR  LRR  LRL  RLL
4th Surdo
  • ---  --x  x-x  x-- 
3rd Surdos
  • ---  ---  xxx  xxx
2nd Surdo
  • --x  ---  ---  ---
1st Surdom 
  • x--  ---  ---  ---  
Joe Mailloux M.M.
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Lesson Hours:
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