Percussion in Choro and its influences in Samba

In this masterclass, Carlos Cesar presents the main subgenres of choro and shows how the different instruments from the percussive universe are applied to these genres. The different claves (rhythmic patterns) used in choro are also addressed, as well as the study of the most relevant tambourine players and percussionists in the genre’s construction. Technical aspects of the tambourine and its main choro grooves are taught, and Carlos Cesar shows points of intersection between choro and samba, and how the African origin claves are linked to the rhythmic bases of these two genres.