General
Info:
A toque used in Umbanda worship in the
south of Brazil. Umbanda is a
syncretization of Orishá worship, Indigenous Animism, Catholicism,
and
European Spiritualism, all into a unique Brazilian identity.
For
more info:
http://www.brazil.org.uk/page.php?cid=1119
The
Boiadeiro, or cowboy, is one of the spirits given praise during Umbanda
worship. Unlike sacred music in Candomblé, praise songs in
Umbanda show a
great deal of influence from secular music in the same region, especially
samba: duple meter, more distinctly Brazilian melodies, and portuguese
rather than Yoruban lyrics. The instrumentation is the same as in
Candomblé.
3 atabaques: rum (tumba), rumpi (segundo), lé (quinto), ago-gô,
and ganzá (optional).
Origin:
Southeast Brazil
Author (of this version):
James McKaskle