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Gold Star Ballroom: Samba


Gold Star Ballroom: Samba

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  1. #1 by David A. Baer on April 1, 2010 - 4:53 am

    If Brasilia were the capital of the world, everybody would grow up knowing samba and how to dance to it.

    Alas, the world has not capital and Brasilia on the short list. So most of us need to be *taught* to dance samba. That’s where this CD claims its usefulness. Each of eighteen tunes is worked out to ’strict tempo’ samba in order to facilitate dancing by the novices, the newcomers, and the merely stiff.

    If you’re new to this, I must warn you. Samba is contagious. But there are worse things to catch.

    If this kind of infectious rhythm doesn’t seem like such a bad idea to you, start here.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  2. #2 by S. Hamann on April 1, 2010 - 6:01 am

    I must agree with the first reviewer. This CD makes me want to get up and dance! I was a bit doubtful about the three or four non-traditional samba song selections (country, pop, disco), but they are growing on me. I listen to this CD almost every day, and practice my samba between lessons with great enjoyment. I’d say…..great samba collection for the price!
    Rating: 4 / 5

  3. #3 by J. Wakefield on April 1, 2010 - 6:39 am

    I will enjoy listening to this great selection of vocal sambas again and again. And it makes me want to dance! If the disc insert listed who the artists are, I might even give it five stars.

    There are several editions of this disc (2003, 2005, 2006) and they all seem to be the same. Shop wisely!

    The tempos range from 49-54 measures per minute. All but five of them fall within competition standards (49-51 mpm).

    Here are the titles, durations, suggested dance, tempos in mpm, and additional comments for each track:

    Bailamos, 3:22, Samba (52 mpm), mixed vocal

    Jingo, 2:00, Samba (52 mpm), mixed vocal

    Macarena, 3:49, Samba (50 mpm), mixed vocal

    Mercedes Benz, 2:46, Samba (50 mpm), female vocal

    Meu Piao, 2:45, Samba (49 mpm), mixed vocal

    Never say never again, 2:47, Samba (50 mpm), female vocal

    Nights on Broadway, 3:09, Samba (49 mpm), mixed vocal

    One note de Samba, 2:51, Samba (50 mpm), female vocal

    Tic tic tac, 3:38, Samba (51 mpm), mixed vocal

    Eso beso, 3:00, Samba (50 mpm), male vocal

    Baila baila con migo, 3:10, Samba (51 mpm), mixed vocal

    Cuban Pete, 2:44, Samba (50 mpm), mixed vocal

    Mulhers do mundo, 3:18, Samba (51 mpm), female vocal

    Poppo Joe, 3:09, Samba (54 mpm), mixed vocal

    Toque de timbaleiro, 3:11, Samba (52 mpm), female vocal

    Por amor Ao Lle, 2:40, Samba (50 mpm), mixed vocal

    That’s the way it is, 3:59, Samba (50 mpm), female vocal

    We are growing, 3:10, Samba (52 mpm), mixed vocal
    Rating: 4 / 5