Samba Ottawa playing Soca Samba / Disco

Some Background

The whole thing

1. Bom daBim da
2. Bom daBim da
3. Bom daBim da
4. Bomda daBim da

ENTRADA (also used to start and stop breaks)

• R: Prrr-a , da-da, da-da
• S: boom-boom
• R: da-da-da

Prr=rep roll, landing on ‘a’ - the one

 NB: for breaks 1 and 2
different instruments do the their bits.
(order and timing arbitrary- indicated at the time)

BREAKS

Hand Countdown
The countdown takes place over the four bars of one complete basic pattern followed by the chamada (same as entrada)
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Bom daBim da
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Bom daBim da
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Bom daBim da
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Bomda daBim da
prrr-
followed by the call-reponse chamada as for the entrada

Exit
Breaks are concluded with clenched fist/knuckle sign and the above countdowm / chamada

Break 1
[Hand indicates 1 + countdown]

Primeiras do the boom, indicated instrument do the rest.
NB: more than one instrument may be indicated
ALL do every fourth pattern

1. Prim  selected    first time    &nbspsecond time
2. Boom dada-da    caixas       segunda
3. Boom dada-da    tambs       tambs
4. Boom dada-da    shakers    shakers
5. dada dadadada (ALL except shakers)

concluded by countdown - then Basic Pattern

Break 2
[Hand indicates 2 + countdown]

Everyone stops EXCEPT indicated instrument.
Instruments cued in/out – they each do their normal pattern
Instruments indicated and countdown
ALSO instruments may be closed/silenced - with closed fist and countdown

concluded by countdown - then Basic Pattern

Break 3
[Hand indicates 3 + countdown]
Everyone stops, dobra changes pattern
Instruments cued

Fundo: Boom Boom Boom
Other instruments come in:
Caixas alternate off-beat

Shakers alternate ON-beat

Tamborims da-da, da, dadada

Repeniques something cool

. . .concluded by countdown - then Basic Pattern

Break 4
[Hand indicates 4 + countdown]
Everyone stops EXCEPT shakers.

Fundos: boom on every '1' (ie every other bar)
Dobras: sequence – starting on the fundo boom (each repeated)
L.......R.......
nothing
nothing
1
1..2
1..2..3
1..2..3.1
1..2..3.1..2
1..2..3.1..2..3 - an on

concluded by countdown - then Basic Pattern

FINISH

[Hands tap head + countdown]
Chamada and immediate final BOOM

Entrada

The sample here is of the entrada introducing the main pattern, then calling a break

Ends: count-down repinique entrada then start main pattern again

Signal: hand indicating "1"; indication of sequence of high instruments and count-down

Signal: hand indicating "2", an instrument is indicated and count-down goes as usual.
All except the chosen instrument stop.
Instruments may be cued in and out arbitrarily.
Each instrument plays its usual main pattern.

Signal: hand indicating "3" and count-down

Signal: hand indicating "4" and count-down

constant

when cued, everyone else comes in with sequence:

the 1-2-3-1-2-3 pattern is repeated until countdown and chamada

Signal: Traditional pat on head and count-down
The finish is the break chamada followed by one BOOM from everybody