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Samba Reggae No Sangue

Posted by chlojo | 25th February 2007

So Carnaval has come to an end, and after weeks of anticipation, excitement, construction and the final explosion of energy that was Carnaval everyone is feeling the loss. I can safely say that Carnaval was one of the best experiences of my life, mainly due to the new passion that I have for Samba Reggae…
How it all began…
3 years ago when I visited Brazil for the first time I fell in love with the energy of the people and I also fell in love with a sound, the sound of Samba Reggae. Salvador is the birthplace of Samba Reggae and there are a number of different groups who take to the cobbled streets of Pelourhino every Tuesday night and more with their drums and their music. The energy that these bands have, the euphoria and the freedom that their pounding beats create are very hard to describe but when playing they attract crowds of dancing, smiling people. The music of Samba Reggae is simple, repetitive and rhythmical, there are 4 types of drum that are used and each has it’s own p

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