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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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What samba is.
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.
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.
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.
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
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- samba-funk, samba-batido, samba-choro, samba-exaltação, samba-joia, samba-maxixe, samba-sincopado, samba de breque, samba de terreiro, sambalanço, partido alto, batucada
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Afro-Brazilian roots
- Syncopated percussion
- Carnival centrepiece
- Many substyles
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Erase the Afro-Brazilian origins of samba or present it as a tourist novelty only.
- Use samba imagery in ways that sexualise or stereotype Brazilian people.
- Distribute samba recordings without the rights holders' permission.
Only with a human decision
- Using a samba school's name, songs or symbols commercially.
May
- Describe the history, styles and social roots of samba from sound sources.
- Recommend or play samba recordings through licensed services.
Moral aspects Filled
- Samba came from Black communities who were once persecuted for practising it.
- Samba schools are community institutions whose culture deserves respect.
Who is affected
- Afro-Brazilian communities
- Samba schools and musicians
- Listeners
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the genre; it is held in common, with samba communities as its keepers.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q899215 - registry parent class
related
- music of Brazil - in registry terms
- bossa nova - in the late 1950s
- samba school - at Carnival
- UNESCO - as intangible heritage
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.samba
- Wikidata: Q11403 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11403)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- 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
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- 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
- Not a visible object; music in 2/4 with syncopated percussion.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the genre
- relay history and styles
- describe substyles
- distinguish related genres
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing samba with bossa nova or ballroom samba
- Erasing Afro-Brazilian origins
- Registry aliases mixing eras and styles
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- UNESCO intangible cultural heritage listing
- Brazilian cultural heritage registration by IPHAN
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a music and dance genre.
- 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
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11403: samba - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Samba - general description of the item
Open questions
- 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?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11403/spec.json