Swing do Pelô
This pieces is heavily built around a 3-2 clavé pattern. No tamborims, no agogos, lots of surdos and clavés, shakers and caixas! Alternatively, agogos and tamborims can play 3-2 clavé rhythm.
Video and Audio +
Audio Clips
Here's a couple of tracks from Swing do Pelô which inspired this piece.
Toque Pavango (MP3 5MB)
Ritmo da Levada (MP3 2.6MB)
Samba Ottawa playing our arrangement
Swing Do Pelô - All Breaks! (MP3 7.3MB)
Basic Patterns +
Introduction
The repenique starts a 3-2 clavé pattern, after a few bars, the clavés enter, then shakers, then caixas, and then the surdos.
basic rhythm, showing the surdos against the 3-2 clavé
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just one Primeira |
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other Surdos |
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caixas |
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shakers |
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Here's a version to play along with:
Breaks +
Break - '1, 2, 3, 4' +
Signal:4 apito blasts with counting 1, 2,, 3, 4
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Everyone |
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Primeira |
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caixas |
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shakers |
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Break 2 +
New break, introduced August 31, 2011.
Signal:Apito and hand signal '2'
End: Apito closes break, all back in after <n>
Here are audio examples...
Swing Do Pelô, Break 2 (MP3 1.3 MB)
Swing Do Pelô, Break 2 - Surdo and Clavé (MP3 320kB)
Break 3 +
New break, introduced August 31, 2011.
Signal:Apito and hand signal '3'
break 3
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caixas (rims) |
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End: Apito closes break, all back in after <n>
Here are audio examples...
Swing Do Pelô, Break 3 (MP3 1.0 MB)
Swing Do Pelô, Break 3 - Caixas (MP3 474 kB)
Swing Do Pelô, Break 3 - Surdo (MP3 326 kB)
Surdo Worship +
Signal: Apito plus bowing down to Surdos
- Surdos - roll, starting quietly
- Clavés continue
- others continue quiter
Surdos rise and fall according to directions.
End: Apito closes break, all back in after <n>
Finish +
'Shave-and-a-haircut - thank you!' or (North American version?) 'Shave-and-a-haircut - two bits!'
Signal:Mime of shaving and cutting hair
End: That's all Folks!