# Batucada > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Batucada > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Batucada.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batucada > Source revision: 1357042118 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Percussive style of samba}} thumb|Batucada '''Batucada''' ({{IPA|pt|batuˈkadɐ|}}) is a substyle of [samba](/source/samba) and refers to a percussive style, usually performed by an [ensemble](/source/Musical_ensemble), known as a [bateria](/source/bateria). Batucada music is characterized by its syncopated style and fast pace with a marked rhythm. Originally from [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) and [Bahia](/source/Bahia), Brazil,{{Cite web |title=Batucada |url=https://terra-nordeste.com/en/glossaire/batucada-en/#:~:text=Batucada%20is%20a%20musical%20style,percussions%20punctuated%20by%20a%20whistle. |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=Terra Nordeste}} the rhythm has become popular around the world and is played specially in [carnival](/source/carnival) festivities and celebrations, and also in [street performance](/source/street_performance)s many times using big percussionist ensembles for greater impact. In some parts of [Spain](/source/Spain) it has become a popular music,{{Cite web |last=Valladolid |first=Diario de |date=2020-12-28 |title=Una mirada al crecimiento de las batucadas en España |url=https://diariodevalladolid.elmundo.es/articulo/publirreportajes/mirada-crecimiento-batucadas-espana/20201223132150392187.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Diario de Valladolid |language=es}} especially in [parades](/source/Parade) and carnivals.{{Cite book |last=Limón |first=Javier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BAZSEAAAQBAJ&dq=Batucada+espa%C3%B1a&pg=PT194 |title=Memorias de un productor musical |date=2022-01-27 |publisher=DEBATE |isbn=978-84-18619-14-4 |language=es}} During the [Chinese New Year](/source/Chinese_New_Year) celebrations in the city of [València](/source/Valencia), the ''Batuchina'' is played, an adaptation of Batucada to [Chinese Traditional Music](/source/Chinese_traditional_music) sounds.{{Citation |title=Los ritmos del Año Nuevo Chino y la batuchina |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89PRxKVoD1U |access-date=2024-02-24 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=García |first=Hortensia |date=2024-02-01 |title=El Instituto Confucio reivindica los Arcos Chinos de la Roqueta |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/valencia/2024/02/01/instituto-confucio-reivindica-arcos-chinos-valencia-97608637.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Levante-EMV |language=es}} ==Overview/Instruments== The variety of instruments used in a batucada include: *[Repinique](/source/Repinique), a high-pitched [tom-tom](/source/tom-tom) like drum played with a single stick (or two long sticks) and the hand. Traditionally the leader of the ensemble uses the repinique (also referred to as 'repique') to direct and solo. *[Surdo](/source/Surdo), a large drum with an average size of 50 cm in diameter. It provides the downbeat, the bass downbeat of the rhythm. When only one surdo is playing, it accentuates the 2nd and 4th beat of every measure. When a second surdo is playing, it is tuned slightly higher and is played accentuating the first and third beats of the measure. A third surdo de terceira or Surdo-mor syncopates in between the beats. *[Tamborim](/source/Tamborim), a small drum usually played with a stick or a multi-pronged plastic beater.{{Cite web|url=https://centerforworldmusic.org/2016/02/brazilian-tamborim/|title=World Music Instrument: The Brazilian Tamborim|website=Centerforworldmusic.org|date=2 February 2016 | access-date=14 July 2021}} *Bells ([agogô](/source/agog%C3%B4)). *[Chocalho](/source/Chocalho) ([Ganzá](/source/Ganz%C3%A1), Rocar, and [shakers](/source/Shaker_(musical_instrument)) of various types and materials). *[Caixa de guerra](/source/Snare_drum), a deeper snare drum w/ wires on batter head and {{ill|Tarol (drum)|pt|Tarol|lt=tarol}}, a thinner snare drum. *[Cuica](/source/Cuica), a single headed drum with a stick mounted inside the drum body, perpendicular to the head. The instrument is played by rubbing a damp cloth along the length of this stick, while pressing the head of the drum with a finger or thumb. The harder to the stick the finger is pressed, the higher the pitch of the sound is produced. The cuica creates a unique sound, which can sometimes sound like a human voice. *[Timbal](/source/Timbal_(drum)), a long cone-like drum that is used to produce both high & low tones in the ensemble. It is usually played with hands and creates a similar timbre as the West African [Djembé](/source/Djembe). *[Pandeiro](/source/Pandeiro), similar to a [tambourine](/source/tambourine) and played sometimes elaborately with the hand. Unlike the tambourine, the pandeiro can be tuned. *[Reco-reco](/source/Reco-reco) (known in [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) as the [güiro](/source/g%C3%BCiro)), a usually hollow wooden instrument with a ridged exterior surface that is scraped with a stick. *[Apito](/source/Apito), a small plastic, metal or wooden [whistle](/source/whistle). ==Songs== * ''Batucada Suite'' performed by blue-eyed soul singer [Teena Marie](/source/Teena_Marie). Written by Teena Marie from the Album ''Emerald City''. * ''[The Obvious Child](/source/The_Obvious_Child)'' from [Paul Simon](/source/Paul_Simon)'s album ''[The Rhythm of the Saints](/source/The_Rhythm_of_the_Saints)'' is an example of the sound of the samba-Afro style, exemplified by the Bahian samba reggae group [Olodum](/source/Olodum). * ''Celebration Suite'' by [Airto Moreira](/source/Airto_Moreira). * ''Fanfarra Cabua Lê Lê'' by [Sergio Mendes](/source/Sergio_Mendes). * ''Portela'' performed by Pai Benê, Queimou O Pé. * ''Batucada Surgiu'' by [Marcos Valle](/source/Marcos_Valle), [Sérgio Mendes](/source/S%C3%A9rgio_Mendes)'s cover of which appeared on ''[Look around](/source/Look_Around_(S%C3%A9rgio_Mendes_album))''. * ''Samba-Afro style'' also shown on "[El Matador](/source/Matador_(Los_Fabulosos_Cadillacs_song))" from the Argentine band [Los Fabulosos Cadillacs](/source/Los_Fabulosos_Cadillacs), a rhythm inspired by Samba-reggae from Bahia, Brazil. * ''Kiss of Life'' by British band [Friendly Fires](/source/Friendly_Fires) also features a batucada instrumentation in the background playing a funk beat. *''Magalenha'' by [Carlinhos Brown](/source/Carlinhos_Brown), with [Sergio Mendes](/source/Sergio_Mendes) acting as executive producer. ==See also== *[Batuque](/source/Batuque_(Cape_Verde)), a Cape Verdean music and dance genre with a similar etymology *[Latin music](/source/Latin_music) *[Samba reggae](/source/Samba_reggae) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} {{Samba}} {{Lusophone music}} Category:Samba Category:Percussion music Category:Culture of Brazil --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Batucada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batucada) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batucada?action=history)). 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