Tag Archives: Timbalada

Created by Carlinhos Brown within the Candeal borough of Salvador (Bahia), Timbalada displayed his desire of utilizing the timbau (some sort of drum indigenous of candomblé religions) within an Afro-pop-oriented way, melting rhythms of Bahia with those of Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean origin. Also utilizing vocalists, the peculiar appearance of the …

Privileged percussionist Carlinhos Brownish also discovered his way like a composer and vocalist, displaying all his musical virtues in a number of albums that have been released following 1996’s Alfagamabetizado. He has already established over 200 of his tracks documented by many interpreters like Marisa Monte (“Segue o Seco,” “Maria …