In this second part of the post, we zoom out a little from the nuts and bolts of the rhythm, get a little more philosophical, and ask whether we ‘really know that rhythm’ from the angle of what the rhythm really means. We’re talking less about whether we ‘know’ the rhythm and more about whether we understand it.

In this first part of the post, we explore what it means to ‘really know a rhythm’ from the angle of learning how to learn and learning how to teach.

To help answer the question of 'what is samba?', we are looking at different styles of samba, one by one. Here, let's look at Roda de Samba.

To better understand what samba is, and how we relate to it, let’s explore different types of samba one by one. Here, let’s look at samba enredo.

Let's continue to explore the surprisingly difficult question of ‘what is samba?’ Here are some definitions that you might have heard, some good and some definitely not so good, followed by how we might hear the word used over here in the UK.

As we've seen in the last post, the concept of a 'samba band' here can be quite different from the reality of groups in Brazil. Here, I explore this difference and ask whether it's a problem.

It all begins with an idea.

Introduction to The Olá Samba Blog - Digging Deeper