- Timbalada
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Timbalada is an
Afro-Brazilian musician group from Candeal, Salvador,Brazil . It was founded by drummerCarlinhos Brown . The musical style is betweensamba reggae andaxé , with strong influences fromAfrican music . They are a highly popular group that regularly plays sold-out shows throughout Brazil.The group is mostly known for its active participation to the
carnival each year in the streets ofSalvador de Bahia . It also engages insocial activism by working with needy children, providing education and drum courses to help them in social integration.Musically, Timbalada is credited with two major innovations in the instrumentation of Afro-Brazilian music: the revival of the timbal (a tall, high-pitched hand drum), and the development of a rack of 3 surdos (bass drums) that can be played by a single player. The timbal, which had been nearly extinct before Timbalada began featuring it, has since become widespread in many Afro-Brazilian genres, including axé and samba-reggae. The rack of surdos, also called a bateria-de-surdo (surdo drumset) is now widely used by many groups for stage performances when not parading. Because the bateria-de-surdo can only hold 3 surdos within arm's reach of a single player, the traditional 4-surdo arrangements of many samba-reggae rhythms is often trimmed down to a 3-surdo arrangement.
External links
* [http://www.timbalada.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.afropop.org/explore/band_info/ID/122/Timbalada/ Afropop Worldwide profile]Discography
* "Axe Bahia: O Melhor De Timbalada" (2006)
* "Serviço De Animação Popular" (2004)
* "Pure Brazil: Tribal Bahia - The Best of Timbalada" (2004)
* "Motumba Bless" (2002)
* "Timbalisimo" (2001)
* "Millennium" (1999)
* "TIMBALADA EL SALVADOR: www.sabinoesjunior.es.tl
* "...Pense Minha Cor..." (1999)
* "Vamos Dar a Volta No Guetho - Ao Vivo" (1998)
* "Mãe de Samba" (1997)
* "Mineral" (1996)
* "Andei Road" (1995)
* "Cada Cabeça é um Mundo" (1994)
* "Timbalada" (1993)Film appearances
* "Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey" (2002)
TIMBALADA EL SALVADOR: www.sabinoesjunior.es.tl
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