Is one of the most traditional samba schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro, champion of the Special Group for nine times. This rhythm is usually playd by "Grande Rio" with a characteristic surdo pattern. Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Acadêmicos do Grande Rio is a samba school in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, parading in the carnival city of Rio de Janeiro, more precisely in the Special Group. The samba, also called "Samba de Enredo", is a sub-genre of modern samba, emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1955, made specifically for the parade of samba school. Samba-reggae, also called "swingueira", was born in Bahia with the fusion of hard samba, reggae and funk. Two bars groove for the cuica to take an important role with a melodic pattern. In this rhythm, the cuica plays Partido Alto pattern. Sometimes, in the absence of a cuíca player, Brazilian singers or other musicians imitate the sound of the cuíca with their voices. The cuica is often an important part in the sound of some types of samba at the carnival. Samba De Roda is a more traditional musical variant of samba, from state of Bahia in the 19th, usually linked to capoeira. Samba variation with strong African touch. These are some adaptations of the rhythms and pattern they use to play in Carnival. In the Carnival parade they compete with each other. Today, there are more than 50 samba schools in Rio de Janeiro some with more than 300 percussionists.
Usually associated with samba rhythms, it has a much more ancient origin from the African traditional Yoruba music. Partido Alto ("broken high" in portuguese) has its origins in African umbigadas and is the form of samba closest to the source of the Angolan and Congo drumming.Īgogô or gã are probably the oldest samba instrument.