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This sampler booklet is a collection of material that I have
compiled over the past 10 years into two full books. My goal with
this booklet is to present an accessible and pragmatic approach
to learning and understanding the instruments and basic rhythms
of Maracatu de Baque Virado, Forr and Baio. It!s important for
me to point out that this is just a brief overview of two full length
in-depth books. I think that it!s impossible to write a single book
that completely embodies a rhythm and culture as rich as
Maracatu, Forr and Baio however I have tried to present the
foundation in this sampler booklet to help you develop a
vocabulary that will enhance your understanding of these
rhythms and hopefully will inspire you to research and dig deeper
on your own.
In the following pages I!ll share some of the rhythms and beats
(baques) that I!ve learned from my mentors and teachers in
Recife, Brazil. I!ll also share with you my own interpretations and
variations that have evolved over the years of playing this music.
I hope that the material in this booklet will help deepen your
understanding of Maracatu, Forr and Baio and will inspire you
to further explore and study this music and culture. Remember
that this is just a guide to help get you started. There!s no better
way to learn a style of music than going to the source and
drinking from the fountain. So when the spirit moves you...go to
Recife and learn with the masters who live and breathe this
music and culture on a daily basis.
-Scott Kettner
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For years, most Americans have associated Brazil with samba,
overlooking the numerous regional rhythms and music styles which
are tremendously popular throughout Brazil. A perfect example is
Maracatu- a dynamic rhythm from the Northeast, propulsive and
dramatic, steeped in African traditions with heavy religious
overtones. In the last ten years, the biggest musical success story
out of Brazil has been the explosion of music from the economically
impoverished, culturally rich Northeast. World-famous musicians like
Chico Science and the Mangue beat movement that sprung up
around him used Maracatu as a springboard for contemporary
fusions in the same way that Jorge Ben Jor and other MPB artists
used samba a generation earlier.
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In this section we!ll take a look at some of the different Baques (beats)
used in maracatu. It!s important to note that the names of these Baques
come from the traditional group from Recife, Maracatu Nao Estrela
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Here!s a few ideas for orchestrating some of the maracatu rhythms on the
drum set. Start of simple by applying the alfaia to the bass drum and the
caixa parts to the snare drum. Then you can begin adding the gongu
pattern on the hi hat. After you feel comfortable with this, stretch out a little
and play the agogo bell pattern on the ride cymbal while keeping the alfaia
Maracatu for Drum Set
and gongu patterns in the feet. This frees up your right hand to play
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It!s impossible to describe the cultural and musical origins of Forr and
Baio in this short sampler booklet but I will do my best to summarize
these styles as best I can with the limited space.
Forr and Baio are two closely related rhythms that are very popular in
the northeast of Brazil, mostly in the state of Pernambuco. Forr is
known as a dance, a rhythm, a party and the actual genre which acts as
the umbrella for other rhythms such as Baio, Xot, Xaxado and Arrasta
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music such as the Polka, Mazurka, Schottische and Quadrille as well as
Embolada and Coco rhythms and song styles which root from the
African ancestors who settled in the northeastern region of Brazil. Forr
music is celebrated during the Festa Juninha (June Festival), a part of
Brazilian culture which celebrates some of the Catholic saints during a
festival known as So Joo.
Over the past 10 years that I!ve been studying this music I!ve noticed a
lot of strong rhythmic and cultural similarities between Forr and
Zydeco, Cajun, New Orleans Second Line and African American Drum
and Fife music. The following pages will explore Forr music in it!s
traditional context and then we!ll orchestrate these rhythms on the drum
set. From there I!ll present a few ways of combining Forr and New
Orleans rhythms together to give you some ideas for integrating a fresh
approach to applying these rhythms to the drum set.
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When Scott Kettner looks at a map, he sees a direct line that
connects the rivers of northeastern Brazil to the parishes of New
Orleans and the streets of Brooklyn. A master percussionist,
bandleader, producer and songwriter, Kettner is the guiding force
behind Nation Beat, a band whose teeming, vibrant rhythms find
common ground in the primal maracatu rhythms of Brazil!s
northeastern region, the Big Easy!s funky, hypnotic second-line and
strolling Mardi Gras Indians, and the unfettered freedom of big-city
downtown jazz.
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Aaron Shafer-Hass: Assistance with maracatu transcriptions.
Billy Hart: For introducing the maracatu rhythm to me.
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