Musics of the World Week # 6

Title- Eu Sambo Mesmo

Performers- Jazz Bliss Brazil

Culture- Brazilian

Orchestration- Saxophone,  guitars, drums/percussion, and vocals.



This week I chose to take a look at music of Brazil. Brazil is filled with culture

and various types of music styles and genres. Generally when some people think

of music in Brazil; they may think of samba music or bossa nova style music. Rarely

do people consider jazz music to be a part of Brazilian culture. What is so significant

in this video example to me is the performers provided a recipe for Brazilian music with

a side dish of jazz. For example, the performing group included a mixture of samba and

bossa nova along with an overall jazz feel. I feel that a performance such as this could

definitely contribute to socialization. The socialization of this performance demonstrates the role

play of the performers musically providing the audience with jazz music while maintaining the

traditional musical tradition of Brazil.