Modern Fusion Beats Based on Traditional Brazilian Rhythms Hi, everybody! It’s a pleasure to be back writing for Modern Drummer and sharing some of my Brazilian culture with you. This time I am talking about my application of samba funk on the drumset. Samba funk is a musical style that was born in Rio de Janeiro during the 1970s and has influenced many musicians. It’s important to listen to some of the artists that created and developed the style, including Banda Black Rio (Maria Fumaça with drummer Luiz Carlos Santos) and Azymuth (Águia Não Come Mosca with drummer Ivan “Mamão” Conti). The main recipe of this style is a mixture of funk drumming with the traditional samba percussion. Groups would apply tamborim, pandeiro, frigideiras (small frying pans), ganzás (shakers), cuícas, and other samba instruments over funky drumset beats. Most of the time, the drumset grooves are based on 16th notes […]

October 2020 Issue