Ijexá - Arranged for bateria by Carl Dixon Ijexá is a candomble rhythm typically played on agogo and three atabaques with hands. The rhythm is also played by the afoxé group Filhos de Gandhy in Salvador, Bahia. This arrangement is for instruments commonly played in samba school baterias in Rio de Janeiro, including surdos, Caixa, repique, repique mor, timbal, tamborim,…
Vassi for Ogum - Arranged for bateria by Carl Dixon Vassi is a candomble rhythm played for the orixa Ogum, traditionally played on agogo and three atabaque--two with a pair of sticks and one played with one stick and one hand. This arrangement is for instruments commonly played in samba school baterias in Rio de Janeiro, including surdos, Caixa, repique, repique…
Ilu - Arranged for bateria by Carl Dixon Ilu is a candomble rhythm traditionally played on agogo and three atabaque--two with a pair of sticks and one played with one stick and one hand. This arrangement is for instruments commonly played by the bateria of Rio de Janeiro samba school Mangueira, including surdos, Caixa, repique, timbal, tamborim, agogo, and chocalho.…
Mestre Dudu: As Paradinhas da Não Existe Mais Quente is the second sambabook released by Samba Beats with the transcription of the breaks that the baterias do in the sambadrome in Rio's carnival parade. This one is dedicates to the breaks that the legendary bateria of Mocidade Independente did under the command of the renowned Mestre Dudu. There are 7…
Released by Samba Beats Brand, “As Bossas do Mestre Maurão” is the first music book focused on transcribing ‘bossas’ (aka Paradinhas). Bossas are the rhythmical breaks which the samba school baterias use to enrich the arrangement of their carnival songs. Watch a video of one of the bossas transcripts in the book Watch these breaks For 10 years Mestre Maurão…
Bateria Carioca - Arranged, performed, and recorded by Carl Dixon This arrangement uses common parts for the different instruments of the bateria, and follows a common form of samba enredo (samba song sung by samba schools during carnaval parades). It includes common features such as the chamada, First and Second part of the samba enredo, the virada, and a paraginha.…
The samba school baterias emerged in the latter part of the 1920s, together with samba schools themselves. In the beginning, they were small, consisting of approximately 20 members. These days they have between 200 and 300 percussionists. These “percussion orchestras” are jewels of our popular culture, known for their powerful sound and swing, which contributed to them becoming a symbol…
