Umbabarauma

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Here's a slab of mid-70's Brazilian funk. And it's about futbol no less!

Rehearsals
Played through once in a small group.

Assignments
The usual assignments except:
 * Stephen, vocals
 * Andy, bass
 * Everyone, backing vocals

Needs
Needs percussion and horns, of course. There are a few instrumental and vocal bits the horns could pick up.

Everyone learn the responses in the call-and-response.

Core rhythms
I'm not sure how to build a good heavy samba rhythm under this. There's a whole lot of percussion I can't pull apart with my ears on the recording. I think we should build own our own so this doesn't sound like a heavy slab.

Walk-through
Guitar intro. Let the guitarist play a few times (he can vamp while all the other instruments get ready).

Chorus. Singer sings, then everyone sings all the repetitions. Sing in octaves, no harmonies! That's the style.

Verses (these go A -> Am then back to the riff). Horns play the little off-touches you hear the vocals do in the recordings.

Another chorus.

Percussion break. All non-percussion instruments clap.

Call-and-response.

That last call-and-response ('terere terere ...') should now pass to the horns, who get to improvise call-and-response bits.

Percussion break.

Call-and-response, this time with horns joining on responses.

Chorus

Band vamp, then end with everyone playing the "terere" figure in reponse to the singer as a finish.

Lyrics & Charts
Lyrics