Toada is a style of Central Amazonian

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has ...

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It is a combination of traditional Amazonian rhythms with African and European influence. The genre was made known throughout Brazil after Amazonian group

Carrapicho Carrapicho Band ( pt-br: ''Starburrs'') is a Brazilian music group. Members are natives of the state of Amazonas. Its lead singer has been Zezinho Corrêa.http://imagem.band.com.br/f_151088.jpg The group has sold a total of more than 15 million ...

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Tic Tic Tac "Tic, Tic Tac" is a song by Brazilian band Carrapicho. It was released in June 1996 as the lead single from the album ''Festa do boi bumba'', which was later certified Platinum disc in France. The song was also recorded by Chilli featuring Carrap ...

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