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Samba reggae is a form of Reggae music that originated in Brazil. It was originally a mix of Brazilian samba and Jamaican reggae. This type of music was founded around 1970. There is a specific instrumentation to this type of music. This includes a specific beat of the drums that gives this form of Reggae music a specific type of deep drumming sound. Some other popular instruments that would be used in Samba reggae is, tamborim, atabaque, and timbal. A typically seen Samba reggae band has at least 100 drummers if not more.

With Samba reggae music a new form of dance has emerged to go with the rich music. When in a public setting Samba-reggae dance is done like a follow the leader dance. A few dancers that are highly skilled in the dance often lead the crowd in a specific dance move. In addition many of the drummers that beat on the Samba drums dance around while they beat on their drums. Many of these drum Samba reggae dancers will put on a show and throw their mallets and drums around in time with the beat adding more life to an already vibrant show. Even the drummers in the back of the concert do intricate choreography using their arms and the mallets to do a dance.

There are many different bands that perform Samba reggae music. Some of the bands include, Timbalada, Olodium, lle Aiye and Neguinho do Samba. If you think that you may be interested in Samba Reggae you can first find samples of the music online. You can even find videos of performances of this type of music. If you decide that this type of music is great for you, you can do a search online for this type of music and find many different albums that are dedicated to Samba reggae music. You can also find this type of music on satellite radio.