Saturday Practice Session: May Day Performance Song Names + Practice Vid Links + May Day Countdown


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!! ☀️馃尡馃尭   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:

  1.  Intro: bells-shekere-snares-alfaias roll, going into Marcacao groove (the basic maracatu groove)
  2. Song #1 “Nag么 Nag么” (Baque de parada)
  3. Song #2 “Somos de Agua Fria” (Baque de martelo)
  4. Interlude (switch to Baque de Imale)
  5. Break 3
  6. 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. Nag么, Nag么 
Nag么, Nag么
A nossa Rainha j谩 se coroou  (2x)

 Nag么, Nag么, Nag么
A nossa Rainha j谩 se coroou  (2x)
2. Somos de Agua Fria 
Somos de Agua Fria Le Le
Estrela Brilhante Pra Se Ver


 3. Coroa Imperial 
Meu maracatu 茅 da Coroa Imperial (2x)

 脡 de Pernambuco, ele 茅 da casa real (2x)
Oh, meu rei, minha rainha, vamos todos festejar
A boneca 茅 de cera, vou bota-la pra dan莽ar

 A boneca 茅 de cera, 茅 de cera
A boneca 茅 de cera e madeira

Here are the new videos on our Batucada private playlist this week:


 Maracatu Rhythm Practice

Nag么 Nag么
Break 3

Tu Maraca Tu


Remember: we only have 


until May Day 2018!!
 (For May Day 2018-specific videos, start with video 13 and go from there!)

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