You can find threads of Brazilian rhythms in every form of music. Samba and forró instrumentally, rhythmically and melodically intermingle. Macumba, a religion primarily practiced in South America with African roots, often uses the rhythms of batucada and batuque. Some call Macumba voodoo, black magic or witchcraft, although these labels can be pejorative. There is plenty of information available about the religion online. There are a number of stars of batucada that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s, primarily Sussú, J.B. De Carvalho and João Da Baiana. Jackson Do Pandeiro and mainstream Brazilian stars like Bando Da Lua also recorded songs using the rhythms of batucada. Like samba and forró, the music is distinctive and mesmerizing.
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| João Da Baiana - Batuques E Pontos De Macumba - Odeon (1957) |
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