OCR Rhythms of the World Samba

Samba comes from which South American country?

• Argentina

• Ecuador

• Brazil

• Chile

Samba is heavily influenced by the rhythms of which continent?

• North American

• Australasian

• European

• African

Samba heavily features which family of instruments?

• Percussion

• Strings

• Woodwind

• Brass

TRUE OR FALSE?

Call and response involves one performer playing a rhythm and all other performers repeating it back to them.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The _____ is the largest samba drum, and provides the basic rhythmic pulse.

What is the name given to the instrument which leads the samba band?

• Caixa

• Repinique

• Tamborim

• Agogo

TRUE OR FALSE?

The Agogo can produce two different pitches.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The shaker-like instrument which plays a constant pattern underneath the main beat is called a _____.

A samba band is called a?

• Samba bateria

• Samba salsicha

• Samba chiero

• Samba neymaro

List as many features of samba music as you can within the one minute time limit.