OCR Rhythms of the World: Samba

Samba is a dance and music genre from which region of the world?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Eastern Mediterranean

Batucada is a substyle of samba which focuses on what type of instruments?

• brass instruments

• percussion instruments

• stringed instruments

• wind instruments

The name of a samba batucada ensemble is a what?

• bateria

• bacteria

• banana

• batucada

2/4 and 4/4 are examples of what?

• polyrhythm

• syncopation

• metre

• call and response

Which metre is used in traditional samba batucada?

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 4/4

• 8/8

Samba batucada performances are often performed at which type of special event?

• weddings

• birthday parties

• carnivals

• funerals

Samba batucada is inspired by which TWO musical traditions?

• American military marching bands

• African drumming

• Calypso music from Trinidad and Tobago

• Israeli Sephardic songs

Which type of drum is usually played by the leader of a samba batucada performance?

• repinique

• surdo

• caxia

• tamborim

The samba batucada music tradition originates from which of the following countries?

• Brazil

• Greece

• Israel

• India

Which of the following keywords best describes the music heard in this excerpt?

• polyrhythm

• unison

• call and response

• imitation