SAMBA
 1. Popular and traditional music and dance of Brazil.Samba is based on a binary beat,
 and is highly syncopated.A bateria plays the rythmical part, while chords instruments
 and singers play the tunes.The biggest and best known samba schools are located in
 the popular districts of Rio de Janeiro:
 Imperatriz Leopoldinense, Mangueira , Beija Flor, Portela, Viradouro, Unidos da Tijuca...

 2. Samba de enredo: samba with songs, played with amplified chords instruments,
 choirs and solists singers.Samba reggae: sambas which the rhythmical basis comes
 from Jamaican reggae music, with its off beat rhythm and its sensuality. Olodum is a
 reggae group.

 SAMBISTA(sambista)
 1. Person who takes part into activities of a samba group or a samba school.
Dancers (passistas), percussionists(ritmistas)are sambistas.

 BATUCADA (batukada)
 1. Piece that is entirely based upon percussions; its rhythmical structure follows
 the samba pattern.Samba batucada is typical of carnival street music in Rio de Janeiro.

 2. Also used to call the percussionist group that plays this kind of music.
 The batucada was slowly walking in the street, surrounded by the crowd.