Mangueira's surdos

Here's an extract from a blog I've been following. It's written by a woman who's been in Rio for the past few months studying percussion. She's also been going to Carnaval rehearsals. Here's a bit about the Mangueira surdos.......

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I noticed that this year, Mangueira's bateria slogan is "Bateria Surdo Um!" (Bateria One Surdo!). It is printed on all the drum heads. They were also all wearing t-shirts that said, in Portuguese, "You gotta respect my one surdo!"



(the "Dedo Colado" written on the drum head is the drummer's name - "Glue Finger"!)

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