The Major Classes Of Brazil Music
The major classes of Brazil music are Afro- Brazilian hip hop, Boosa nova and samba. Each class of Brazilian music plays a crucial role in Brazilian society. The different classes of musical genres have different characteristics and different histories. Musical and dance performances are the big talk during Brazilian style carnivals.
There are different arguments that explain the noun samba. In traditional African societies, samba is the description of an act of prayer. The Portuguese have since time immemorial used the verb semba to mean different things. It is highly probable that samba is directly derived from the verb semba.
Samba rhythm is very popular in most countries. However, in the nation of Brazil this rhythm is associated with the middle class and the low class. Samba tunes are the dominant tunes in the airwaves of fevellas. More than half of the population of Brazil lives in fevellas. Fevellas are economical housing that characterizes major Brazilian towns. In other nations, samba rhythms are the preference of individuals on both sides of the economic divide.
One needs to be a person with high energy levels so as to be a successful Samba dancer. The fast paced movements associated with this genre is the reason it a musical genre for the young and the vigorous. In the Brazilian society, samba carnivals are normally highly anticipated celebrations. This genre of musical rhythm began in Rio de Jenairo. Rio de Jenairo is the home of Samba. This city is also the home of the Brazilian carnival and boosa nova.
Most boosa nova fanatics are people in their early twenties. There is a stark contrast between a boosa nova performance and a samba performance. In samba there are movements of different parts of the body but this is not the case in this niche. The boosa nova niche is just like jazz. The soothing effect of jazz makes it to stand out. Jazz concerts are usually attended by moneyed individuals. American jazz musicians are behind the advancement of this niche. Western style rhythms have a very deep relationship with South American style tunes.
The music that unifies the masses in Brazil is Afro- Brazilian hip hop. When it comes to this niche, there is no rich man, there is no poor man, there are no old people and there are no young people. Brazilian hip hop is the stuff for all classes of people. In USA, Europe, Africa and Asia hip hop is usually the stuff for the youth. In Brazilian society the youth as well as the aging like Brazilian styled hip hop. This kind of hip hop borrows so much from West African traditional music and native Indian tunes.
Brazilian songs are normally played by radio stations of different countries. In some countries, a good fraction of songs played by leading stations are songs with a Brazilian theme. There are different websites and blogs where one can download free songs. Search engines should be used to locate such blogs and websites.
Afro-Brazilian hip hop, boosa nova and samba are the major classes of Brazil music. Samba dance movements are fast and rigorous while boosa nova tends to be slow and soothing. The latest trend in Rio de Jenairo is Afro-Brazilian hip hop.
M.S. Rochell, who is writing about Brazil Culture, Brazilian food, Brazil music and all aspects of life in this gorgeous country and people at www.CelebrateBrazil.com
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