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The Music Samba

Samba music is very heterogeneous and it's intricate to define. It is the outcome of a long simmering mix of separate tradition from the portuguese songs, african rhythms, and the fast paced indian ceremony approaching worldwide influences. In the start it was played only with drums and other bass beat instruments, but later the acoustic guitar and the small brazilian guitar cavaquinho was added. The basic movement involves a straight body and a bending of one knee at a time. The feet move very slightly - only a few inches at a time. The rhythm is 2/4, with 3 steps per measure. It can be thought of as a step-ball-change. It can be described calling it and-a-one, and-a-two, then back to one. The basic movement is the same to either side, where one foot moves to the outside lifting up just before the first beat, lifting on the "and-a" and replacing itself on the floor on the one beat (i. The right leg moves slightly to the right) and this leg is kept straight. The other fo...