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has a population with a wide range of different ethnic backgrounds,
which influenced each other in the course of time, especially in
the area of religion and music. The African roots are particularly
embedded in the music. Therefore the rhythms played in Edson Gomes'
Workshops are Afro-Brazilian.
One of the rhythms is Samba, a word derived from the Angolan
"semba", which is an African circle dance. Samba evolved
in the 20th. century in Rio de Janeiro and become the music of the
carnaval. There are many different styles of Samba.
Originating from Bahia, a few hundred miles north from Rio, are
the Afoxé and the Samba Reggae .
Afoxé found his origins in the ritual dance and music
of the Candomblé, an Afro-Brazilian religion. Samba Reggae
is a fairly new rhythm that was influenced by the Jamaican Reggae
en the Afoxé.
Other rhythms from the Northeast are the Maracatú
en the Baião. Maracatú is a stir up,
typical Afro-Indian rhythm with a long tradition. Baião
is traditional folk music, it is a mix of the Maracatú and
the Fado from Portugal.
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