SambaI am creating a music video about samba which is a Brazilian dance form and musical genre that originated in Brazil. This style of music interests me because it has a long, rich history dating back to the traditional religious ceremonies brought to Brazil by African slaves. Samba has also influenced American music heavily.

My husband is a Brazilian music expert who first discovered Brazilian music in the 70s. Heremains one of the few people around who knows a lot about Brazilian instruments, specifically, how to play them. While it is impossible to adequately cover samba in a short presentation suchas this one, I wanted to share a little about the instruments in terms of how they look, how theysound, and how they are incorporated into samba.

What I am sharing with you for the purpose of this peer review is far from the finished product. Making a music video is a lot of work and I’m a point where I have collected my content and am organizing placement and transitions of that content.

Please keep an open mind. Any feedback is appreciated.

Context of samba – Samba de Orfeo, released in 1959

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