Brazilian Drum Set
Brazilian Rhythms for Drum Set: Learn traditional and contemporary Brazilian grooves
including samba styles, bossa nova, baião, maracatú, frevo, partido alto, xaxado, carnaval
marchas, batucada, Ijexá, samba-raggae (axé), contemporary forró styles, and more!
Samba Styles on drum Set
Batucada – Batucada is the most important Brazilian traditional groove. it is the samba played by percussion instruments such as surdo, repinique, tamborim, agogo, caixa, and reco-reco among others. When playing Batucada on drum set you use the key batucada instrument patterns from surdo, repinique, tamborim and caixa to create your groove. In this video you will learn how to create your drum set grooves from main batucada hand percussion patterns. Includes hand percussion patterns and drum set examples exemples. $3 Buy
Samba Reggae – Samba-reggae is a samba style influenced by both Brazilian and Jamaican music. It has two main claves that when played together create the primary groove. In this video you will learn how to create your drum set grooves from main
samba-reggae hand percussion patterns. Percussion and drum set examples including drum fills. $3 Buy
Samba Canção: Samba canção is a slow tempo samba ballad. The melody has more emphasis than the syncopated traditional samba groove. In this video you will learn traditional samba canção beats used in Rio in the 40’s when it was a very popular song style. Percussion and drum set examples including drum fills. $3 Buy
Bossa Nova – Bossa nova is one of the most important Brazilian musical styles. Is a type of samba developed in Rio in the 50’s by young “cool” musicians from that time. Drum set grooves follow samba approaches played softly with more “touch”. In this video you will learn traditional bossa nova beats and ways to play this style on the drum set with proper sound and articulation. $3 Buy
Partido Alto on drum set: Partido Alto is a type of samba that can be transformed into a groovy funk beat. In this video you will lear some of the history, the claves, and 14 groove options to play partido on the drum set. $3 Buy
Forró Styles on drum Set
Baião: Baião is one of the most known Brazilian music style around the world. It is one of the styles found in Forró music. In this video you will learn how to create your drum set grooves from main batucada hand percussion patterns. Video includes hand percussion and drum set examples including drum fills. $3 Buy
Xaxado: Xaxado is another important styles from Forró music. Drum set grooves are based on Zabumba and triangle patterns. In this video you will learn how to create your drum set grooves from main batucada hand percussion patterns. Video includes hand percussion and drum set examples including drum fillss. $3 Buy
Carnaval and Afro-Brazilian Styles on drum set
Marcha: Marcha (march) is a Brazilian style derived from military parades created for Carnaval dancing on the streets, in gymnasiums, or in clubs where the Carnaval parties take place. Marcha Rancho is a slower version of Marchas. The groove is written in time signature 2/4 on a two measure patterns, but sometimes arrangers write in a 4/4 one measure pattern. $3 Buy