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Baião

A Rhythm From North East Brazil
About Baião

Wikipedia says "The baião is a Northeast [of Brazil] rhythmic formula that became the basis of a wide range of music. Forró, côco, and embolada are clear examples." There are lots of links from that article.

Audio Clips >

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Basic Patterns >

Tamborim patterns

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pattern #1 (rhumba clavé)

..and turn-around

pattern #2

Agogó patterns

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Caixa patterns

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Basic

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Surdo patterns

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Primeira

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Segunda non-stop

Intro and Breaks >

Entrada

Entrada - sequence and patterns taking turns

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Repenique: followed by..

All exceot Agogó and then...

Agogó

Break #1 As intro

Break #2

Everyone: Rumba clavé twice – tamborims come in with pattern 2.

Break #2 patterns

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... then Agogos come in as for the Entrada

Baião by Luis Gonzaga
Pierre's recordings from Mona-Lynn's workshop. Note that she taught us the 2nd tamborim part with the extra first note, to make it easier. We've managed to drop that one since the workshop - see Tamborim pattern #2 below
Baião workshop audio #1
Baião workshop audio #2

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Baião

A Rhythm From North East Brazil About Baião

Audio Clips >

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Basic Patterns >

Intro and Breaks >

Entrada

Break #1 As intro

Break #2

A Rhythm From North East Brazil
About Baião