Batucada do Norte & UMN Play May Day

This week on Saturday Practice Sessions :  We've got some great videos from our accidentally alternative practice room in the music building, as well as the names of and lyrics to our Maracatu Medley.  Plus, SUNSHINE!!  ☀️🌱🌸     Put on our  Batucada do Norte private practice  playlist  while you play/hang out outside!! Several of the songs we'll be playing are part of a large Maracatu Medley.  The Medley includes these songs, in this order:   Intro : bells-shekere-snares-alfaias roll, going into Marcacao groove (the basic maracatu groove) Song #1 “ Nagô Nagô ” (Baque de parada) Song #2 “ Somos de Agua Fria ” (Baque de martelo) Interlude (switch to Baque de Imale) Break 3 Song #3 “ Coroa Imperial ” (with funk beat) We'll also be doing Mas Que Nada. The Medley song lyrics that we need to know are: 1. Nagô, Nagô  Nagô, Nagô A nossa Rainha já se coroou  (2x) Nagô, Nagô, Nagô A nossa Rainha já...

Did you get (or potentially misplace) the e-mail from Pat O'Keefe with the links to awesome maracatu resources? Never fear -- we've got them here!! Here's the text of Pat's e-mail: Hey Folks, Since we are doing maracatu for May Day this year, which is a favorite for many of you, I wanted to let you know about two great resources out there created by our friend Scott Kettner, who is the foremost American expert in maracatu. First, Scott has put out a fantastic book all about Maracatu that I HIGHLY recommend if you are at all interested. It has tons of great historical info, but mostly it's a how-to book with tons of examples where he goes into great detail about every instrument. It even includes a play-along CD which is very helpful. The book is called: Maracatu for Drumset and Percussion: A Guide to the Traditional Brazilian Rhythms of Maracatu de Baque Virado  You can get it on Amazon. Great book. Second, Scott has also created a fantasti...

🔥  Check out all of these  hot  practice videos from practice on Wednesday, April 11!!   🔥 For the song Mas Que Nada: Snare tutorial Bells (Agogô and Cowbell/chocalho) tutorials: Bells Tutorial Part 1 Bells Tutorial Part 2 Alfaia part (with ensemble playing) Song run-through: ensemble view (taken by Corinne!) Song run-through: Alfaia view For the song Nagô Nagô: Snare tutorial Agogô with Shekere and Shaker parts Rolling Alfaia tutorial plus breaks Our Imalé and Marcação Rhythms   -- again, ensemble view thanks to Corinne! Alfaia view of Imalé into Marcação Rhythms There you have it!!   Stay warm with these hot Brazilian rhythms... and keep practicing to get ready for May Day! All of these are available in the full Batucada do Norte private playlist is  here :

New to Batucada do Norte?    Never played with us in the May Day Parade?    Have you played with us before, but just want to make sure you're in the know? Please fill out this super-quick 3-question survey to let us know who you are, how to contact you, and what you're playing this year!     The link to the survey is:  https://tinyurl.com/MayDayDrums If you need a little help remembering what's what, here's a helpful guide: Agogó (Hand-held bell) Alfaia (Big wooden bass drum tied with string -- keeps the beat!) Tarol (Snare drum) Xequerê (AKA Shekere - Shaker) Gongué (large, metal bell) Ganzá (Big metal Shaker) We're so glad to have you!

Bem vindo! Welcome to practices for the 2018 May Day Parade!!    We're so glad you're playing with us! If you're on this site, then you likely already know about our practices, which are being held in Ferguson Hall at the U of MN  (Music building on the west bank), in room 95 down in the basement (just look/listen for all the drums).   Rehearsals go fast, so please arrive as close to 7 pm as possible!! If you haven't already, please e-mail Katy Williams ( mskatywilliams@gmail.com ) so she can get you onto the official e-mail list, which will keep you informed of any updates, changes, or important information!   During the parade, we will be playing a bunch of "breaks" , all called by directors Tim and Pat O'Keefe.  To refresh your memory, or to practice between rehearsals,  HERE is the link to our group's private playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGq_ygvyD0H7hiO_kZeAYrFbTxfdCJuNx We march for the whole parade route...