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| P A G O D E & R O D A D E S A M B A |
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A good Roda de Samba - or Pagode, the popularised version of it - is subtle and domestic; it's a private affair somehow, with singers and each instrument beautifully in balance and equal in principle. Swing, _expression, subtlety, melody should come top.
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| Rocking like seaweed in the ocean |
Some rules of thumb...
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Swing, expression, subtlety, melody should come top.
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A baterķa bash and a pagode are very different things!
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Tantan instead of Surdo (ideally) and best only one main drum at a time.
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The number of active players: keep to a certain minimum if we are very many... Especially if there are singers and/or cavaco without a microphone. Which would mean to swap places, instruments, taking turns, etc. (Of course, like the volume issue, this also depends on the place and size of the venue.)
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Tamborim players... Please use only a light wooden stick.
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No Chocalhos (Ganzas only).
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No Caixas please.
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If we need earplugs, we're definitely doing it wrong!
(remember, the audience hasn't got any.)
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Because rules are boring...
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Let's keep it as flexible as a rubber band, but equally...
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Let's keep an awareness of these issues - We still can be crazy and have bags of fun. Even more so! There will always be space for brilliant wild jams but we should try to...
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Cultivate some sweet swinging gentleness - then we can have it all. We need to rock like seaweed in the ocean!
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Any input welcome! pagode@londonschoolofsamba.co.uk
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