A complete and innovative sambista
May 8, 2017 8:19 AM Subscribe
Almir Guineto was one the great architects, renovators and experimenters of Brazilian music. [auto-translated, original]
A master of the Partido Alto, he also introduced the American banjo to samba.
A master of the Partido Alto, he also introduced the American banjo to samba.
Almir was wonderful, but that Folha article was pretty low effort. Flabbergasted Vibes (the blog) has written previously about the expansion of the american instrument into samba (and vice versa) and worth a read.
posted by yonation at 10:36 AM on May 8, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by yonation at 10:36 AM on May 8, 2017 [1 favorite]
Scruss: more likely a cavaquinho. Both descend from small Portuguese guitar forms.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 12:30 PM on May 8, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 12:30 PM on May 8, 2017 [1 favorite]
The one in the video is definitely a banjo uke, i_am_joe's_spleen
posted by scruss at 3:28 PM on May 8, 2017
posted by scruss at 3:28 PM on May 8, 2017
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