Timbalada is an
Afro-Brazilian
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musician group from Candeal,
Salvador
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** ''Salvador'' ( ...
,
Brazil
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. It was founded by drummer
Carlinhos Brown
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, and the composer and percussionist
Tony Mola . The musical style is between
samba reggae
Samba-reggae is a music genre from Bahia, Brazil. Samba reggae, as its name suggests, was originally derived as a blend of Brazilian samba with Jamaican reggae as typified by Bob Marley.
History and background
Samba-reggae arose in the context of ...
and
axé, with strong influences from
African music
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. They are a highly popular group which regularly performs sold-out concerts throughout Brazil.
The group is mostly known for its participation in the
Brazilian Carnival
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each year in the streets of
Salvador da Bahia
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. It also engages in
social activism
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by working with needy children, providing education and drumming courses to help them with social integration.
Afropop Worldwide profile
, ''Afropop Worldwide
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'', Retrieved on 14 December 2011.
They have performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival
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, the Holland Festival
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, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival
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, as well as tours of Europe and Japan.[Neder, Alvar]
CMT Biography
CMT, Retrieved 14 Dec, 2011 Their 1996 album, '' Mineral (Timbalada album)'', won a Prêmio Sharp award.
Musical innovation
Musically, Timbalada is credited with two major innovations in the instrumentation of Afro-Brazilian music: the revival of the ''timbal
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'' (a tall, high-pitched hand drum), and the development of a rack of 3 ''surdo
The surdo is a large bass drum used in many kinds of Brazilian music, such as Axé/Samba-reggae and samba, where it plays the lower parts from a percussion section. It is also notable for its association with the cucumbi genre of the Ancient Near ...
s'' (bass drums) that can be played by a single player. The timbal, which had been nearly extinct before Timbalada began featuring it, has since become widespread in many Afro-Brazilian genres, including axé and samba-reggae.
Discography
* ''Alegria Original'' (2006)
* ''Axe Bahia: O Melhor De Timbalada'' (2006)
* ''Serviço De Animação Popular'' (2004)
* ''Pure Brazil: Tribal Bahia - The Best of Timbalada'' (2004)
* ''Motumba Bless'' (2002)
* ''Timbalisimo'' (2001)
* ''Millennium'' (1999)
* ''...Pense Minha Cor...'' (1999)
* ''Vamos Dar a Volta No Guetho - Ao Vivo'' (1998)
* ''Mãe de Samba'' (1997)
* ''Mineral'' (1996)
* ''Andei Road'' (1995)
* ''Cada Cabeça é um Mundo'' (1994)
* ''Timbalada'' (1993)
Film appearances
* ''Pulse: A STOMP
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*Stomp (strike), a downwards kick using the heel
Music and dance
* ''Stomp'' (album), by Big D and the Kids Table, 2013
* Stomp (jazz), a type of rhythmic jazz tune popular in the 1920s
*Stomp (theatrical show), a percussive p ...
Odyssey'' (2002)
External links
Official site
Afropop Worldwide profile
References
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Brazilian musical groups
Percussion ensembles