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Samba-reggae has given rise to a style of African-influenced dance derived from Afro-Brazilian and candomble dance moves. In a social setting, samba-reggae dances tend to be done in a follow-the-leader fashion, with a few skilled dancers initiating moves in a line in front of the crowd, and the whole crowd then following along.
Batala founder Giba Gonçalves with members of Batala in New York City. Batalá is an international samba reggae music project. The name Batalá is a combination of the phrase "bate lá" meaning "hit there" in Portuguese and Obatalá (Oxalá), the Candomblé deity who is the father of the Orixas and of all humanity.
Olodum is widely credited with developing the music style known as samba reggae and for its active participation in carnaval each year. Neguinho do Samba , the lead percussionist, created a mix of the traditional Brazilian samba beat with merengue , salsa , and reggae rhythms for the Bahian Carnival of 1986; this became known as samba reggae .
Afro-Brazilian music consists of a mixture of musical and cultural influences from Sub-Saharan Africa, Portugal, and on a smaller scale, Amerindian music, creating a large variety of styles. Lyrics, instruments, and even melodies often have connections to African culture and even influence culture and music in other countries today.
Batucada Suite performed by blue-eyed soul singer Teena Marie.Written by Teena Marie from the Album Emerald City.; The Obvious Child from Paul Simon's album The Rhythm of the Saints is an example of the sound of the samba-Afro style, exemplified by the Bahian samba reggae group Olodum.
Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times. Ohio University press. ISBN 9780821418246. Oyebade, Adebayo (2007). Culture and Customs of Angola. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-313-33147-3. Tenaille, Frank (2002). Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular ...
Reggae festivals may include classic reggae and related or derivative genres such as ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion, and drum and bass. Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, influenced by Rastafarian culture , Jamaican dance music , traditional mento and calypso music , as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues ...
Partido Alto has its origins in the religious parties in rural communities where jongo was played, a type of music very rooted in Africa, accompanied by drums called candongueiros, angumativas and caxambus. It has been present in samba from the beginning; there are songs which are considered partidos dated from the 1930s.