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Afoxé

Afoxé

Afoxé [afu∫e:] a tool, a rhythm and a dance and music formation known in Brazilian music at the Carnival. All meanings guided of tool... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 30 December 2008 13: 02

Christian.Thiessen 30 December 2008 13: 03
Agogo

Agogo

The Agogô is a Brazilian percussion instrument and consists of two interconnected elongated conical metal bells. The two bells have a different size and... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 5. January 2009 08: 23
Alfaia

Alfaia

The Alfaia is a lightweight bass drum made of wood that comes in Brazilian music, especially in the Maracatu used. It comes from the bass drum of the European March music.... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 5. January 2009 09: 23
Atabaque

Atabaque

The Atabaque is a drum in Brazilian music in the ritual of the various religions candomblé, Umbanda and Macumba, in the accompaniment of martial dance capoeira and in... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 5. January 2009 13: 59
Axe

Axe

Axe is a Brazilian musical genre that has its origins in Salvador da Bahia in northeastern of Brazil. Originally axe is in the candomblé and Umbanda a ritual, religious greeting... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 5. January 2009 14: 16

Christian.Thiessen 5. January 2009 14: 34
Baião

Baião

Baião is a dance and very influential rhythm in the Brazilian nordestina Música music of the Northeast. This rhythm is the most with varying instrumentation... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 5. January 2009 17: 23

Christian.Thiessen 23 July 2009 12: 50
Berimbau

Berimbau

The musical bow Berimbau (pronounced: birimba-u) is a percussion instrument from North-Eastern of Brazil. It consists of a curved stick (the Arco Biriba wood), a fact at the top and... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 5. January 2009 19: 35
Bossa Nova

Bossa Nova

The Bossa Nova is a Brazilian style of music or a dance style. Style of music originally is Bossa Nova the name of a movement (Portuguese neue Welle), which in the late... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 6. January 2009 07: 19
Brazilian music

Brazilian music

The Brazilian music is characterized by great diversity and has always been considered particularly open to external influences. Characteristic is the combination of traditional and modern elements. That... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 6. January 2009 09: 27
Calango

Calango

Calango is a partner dance and musical style of Brazilian folklore from Minas Gerais. The rhythm is similar to the Samba urbano, a distinction be sung and instrumental versions. Typical... [read more]
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Christian.Thiessen 4. January 2009 08: 02

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