Conversação

Conversação ("conversation") is in the Rio Samba style, currently one of two songs we play in that style (the other being Bezerra.

This style requires the ability to play Samba Swing.

Form

 * 1) Introduction
 * 2) Ride
 * 3) Breaks
 * End

Call-and-response
At the very beginning, the repinique solos (noodles) and then plays some call/response passages with the band:

Proper Intro
The song can actually be started here (especially if there is no repinique player, in which case its part can be played by caixa).

Ride
The ride is a one-bar (or two-bar, in some cases) pattern repeated indefinitely. The ride pattern in the caixa, repique, tamborim, and agogô are all somewhat variable. The pattern in the 3rd Surdo is also somewhat open to variation and improvisation. The ride usually begins with a pattern like this, with the tamborim and repinique playing triplets. The bell and chocalho come in afterward. See the intro above.

Then the ride itself:

Breaks
For a complete listing of all the various breaks we use for Rio Samba, visit our Samba Breaks page. Here are the breaks we usually play for Conversação:

We also play the Mancha Verde Breaks.

Less common:


 * Narwhal Break
 * Hickory Dickory Dock Break

End
Called with four whistle blows.

Repq: | XX-X -XX-  | XX-X -XX-   | XX-X -XX-   | X--- X--- X---  | Band: |  X-X- X-X- |   X-X- X-X- |   X-X- X-X- | X--- X--- X---  |

Practice Recordings

 * Full song - https://soundcloud.com/samba-ja-eugene/02-2012-12-17-conversacao


 * 0:00 - Repinique noodling
 * 0:22 - Call and response 1
 * 0:38 - Call and response 2
 * 1:05 - Introduction
 * 3:09 - Comma Break
 * 3:51 - Mocidade Break
 * 5:21 - Telephone Break
 * 6:18 - end