Soca Samba - Disco
Soca-Samba is a real hybrid, blending Carribean Soca (SOulCAlypso) feel with Samba rythms.
It's pretty frenetic!
Video and Audio +
Samba Ottawa playing Soca Samba / Disco
Some Background
Film: Soca from 1987 +
Patterns and Stucture +
The breaks are introduced with their individual signal and a repinique chamada.
The breaks 1 and 2 are ended by an apito signal, and for all breaks, a repinique chamada brings everyone back in.
Basic Patterns +
Main patterns - starts with double pick-up on Primeira
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Caixas |
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Tamborims |
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terceira |
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Break #1 +
Signal: Apito and hand indicating "1" and indication of order of high instruments
Break #1. Selected instruments do pattern in turn with surdos repeating...
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Chosen one |
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Surdos - repeatedly |
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Ends: Apito blast - repinique chamamda then start main pattern again
Break #2 +
Signal: Apito and hand indicating "2" and "Shakers continue"
Shakers continue playing, Primeiras do break pattern
Other instruments come back in sequence, and at times determined by section leaders
(usual times shown in parentheses)
Sequence: Agogós, Caixas, Tamborims
Choreography - beater in air right left right.
Break #2
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Agogó |
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Caixas (16?) |
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Tamborims (24?) |
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Shakers |
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Surdos (whole break) |
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Break #3 +
Signal: Apito and hand indicating "3" and "Caixas continue"
Caixas continue playing
Other instruments come back in sequence, and at times determined by section leaders
(basic times shown in parentheses)
Sequence: Caixas, Surdos+Tamborims(8), Agogós(16)
Break #3
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caixas |
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Tamborims (8) |
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Agogó |
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Shakers (?) |
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Surdos (8) |
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Ends: Apito blast - repinique chamamda then start main pattern again
Disco +
Signal: Apito plus Travolta impersonation
Sort of separate number, but follows on directly from Soca-Samba and has just one break of its own.
Starting sequence:
Metronome starts, followed by P&S Surdos and Tamborims; Agogós; Caixas; Shakers
Disco Basics +
Disco basic patterns
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Caixas |
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Surdo: Primeira |
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Surdo: Segunda |
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Disco Break 1 - End +
Signal: Apito and hand indicates' "1" for the break or pats head for the end
Break version: the pattern below is followed by a rep. chamada (hicory dicory dock) to bring everyone back in
End version: as for the break, and a big SHOUT from everyone - that's all folks!
Disco Break #1
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High Instruments |
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