samba
Let an agent explain samba and its history, relay styles, instruments, dance and cultural role from musicological sources with attribution, describe the substyles the registry aliases name, and distinguish samba from bossa nova, pagode, choro and from ballroom samba.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain samba and its history, relay styles, instruments, dance and cultural role from musicological sources with attribution, describe the substyles the registry aliases name, and distinguish samba from bossa nova, pagode, choro and from ballroom samba.
A Brazilian music genre and dance with roots in Afro-Brazilian traditions of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, established in the early 20th century and central to Carnival, with many substyles including samba-choro, samba-maxixe, samba-exaltacao patriotic sambas of the 1930s and 1940s, samba-batido, samba-joia of the 1970s and samba-funk blending samba with funk; samba is recognised by UNESCO and is a symbol of Brazilian identity.
What it is for: Not applicable; a music and dance genre.
It can be explain the genre; relay history and styles; describe substyles; distinguish related genres.
Distinguishing features
Afro-Brazilian roots
Syncopated percussion
Carnival centrepiece
Many substyles
What it looks like
Not a visible object; music in 2/4 with syncopated percussion.
Physical character
first recorded samba: 1917 year - Pelo Telefone
UNESCO recognition: 2005 year - samba de roda of Bahia
metre: 2/4 note
National Samba Day: 2 December note - Brazil
How it is recognised
Brazilian music and dance genre
Samba-choro, samba-maxixe, samba-exaltacao, samba-batido, samba-joia, samba-funk
Bossa nova is a jazz-influenced offshoot; pagode is a later samba style; choro is instrumental; ballroom samba is a dance-sport form
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
gave rise to - in the late 1950s
is performed by - at Carnival
is recognised by - as intangible heritage
In practice
Families and kinds
samba de roda
samba-enredo of Carnival schools
samba-cancao
samba-choro and samba-maxixe
samba-exaltacao
samba-joia and samba-batido
samba-funk and samba-rock
pagode
Standards and regulation
UNESCO intangible cultural heritage listing
Brazilian cultural heritage registration by IPHAN
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing samba with bossa nova or ballroom samba
Erasing Afro-Brazilian origins
Registry aliases mixing eras and styles
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.samba
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What samba is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is samba, and how does it differ from bossa nova, pagode, choro and ballroom samba? definition
- Is the question about the genre, a substyle, dance, history or Carnival? boundary
Styles
Substyles.
Styles
Styles.
- What are samba-choro, samba-maxixe, samba-exaltacao, samba-batido, samba-joia and samba-funk? definition
- Which entry fits the specific substyle? action
Music Music and dance.
Sources.
Elements
Musical elements.
Elements
Elements.
- What rhythms, instruments and forms define samba? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Dance
Dance.
Dance
Dance.
- How is samba danced in its Brazilian and ballroom forms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How did samba emerge from Afro-Brazilian communities in Bahia and Rio, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits Afro-Brazilian culture? action
Eras
Eras.
Eras
Eras.
- How did samba evolve through radio, the Vargas era, bossa nova and pagode? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific era or artist? action
Context Culture.
Context.
Carnival
Carnival.
Carnival
Carnival.
- How do samba schools and Carnival parades work? provenance
- Which entry fits Rio Carnival? action
Identity
Identity.
Identity
Identity.
- How did samba become a symbol of Brazilian identity, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits Brazilian culture? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the substyles be separate primary entries?
- How should musicological sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming substyles; should they be split off?