samba

Samba music is a quick and lively Afro-Brazilian music form. It utilizes African drumming techniques and folk rhythms, polyrhythms, and combination of various Latin American instruments. Samba is closely associated with the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

samba, ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in western Europe and the United States in the early 1940s. Characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements, it is danced to music in 4/4 time with syncopated rhythm.

Within Brazil, however, samba symbolizes the racial and cultural mixture that, since the 1930s, most Brazilians have come to believe defines their unique national identity.

Samba music has no set structure and follows a series of signals from the lead repinique player. The signals are often played on a whistle called the apito. All the players learn their parts aurally and will typically use words to help them memorise the rhythms.

The word "samba" is thought to be derived from the Kimbundu (Angolan) term semba, which referred to an "invitation to dance" as well as a common appellation for the dance parties held by slaves and former slaves in the rural areas of Rio.

Samba is a Brazilian musical genre and dance style, with its roots in Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions, particularly of Angola and the Congo, through the samba de roda genre of the northeastern state of Bahia, from which it derived.

Samba is often called the dance of the Brazilians and is recognized by UNESCO as an "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity". The Brazilian composer and researcher Nei Lopes described Samba as "the most impressive phenomenon of the 20th century".

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sam·​ba ˈsam-bə ˈsäm- : a Brazilian dance of African origin with a basic pattern of step-close-step-close and characterized by a dip and spring upward at each beat of the music. also : the music for this dance.

In the context of 'World Music', samba offers a powerful fusion of rhythm, dance and spectacle and, beyond its popularity on record and in performance, samba has become a staple popular music for parades, processions and even protest marches around the globe.

When people were transported to Brazil from Africa to be enslaved in the mines and sugar plantations, they brought aspects of their musical culture with them. Samba style developed in the 1950s in the favelas and includes layering syncopated rhythms on multiple percussion instruments.

Samba is a type of popular music with roots in Afro-Brazilian traditions. Samba music is distinct for its characteristic rhythmic patterns, emphasis on melody, relatively simple harmonies, use of African percussion instruments, and Portuguese-language lyrics.