For the first time since the Cuban conga (1938), it looks as though the U.S. is taking up a new ballroom dance. The new dance is the Brazilian samba* notable alike for its breezy tempo and its lilting ...
The Afro-Brazilian rhythms: Samba de Caboclo, Partido Alto and Barravento are each played by three or more conga players in combination with surdo and chocalho. "Samba de Caboclo" comes from the ...