🇧🇷 What does traditional Brazil music sound like?

By , founder, Gokoro Apps ·

Here are three recordings of traditional music from Brazil, recorded 1930 to 1935, performed by Pixinguinha, publicado pela gravadora Victor em 1930 and Sátiro de Melo e João Bastos Filho and others. Each is a free, public-archive recording (Public domain); press play to hear the 15 second cut used in TuneGuesser, or follow the source link for the full recording.

The three recordings from Brazil

3 recordings from Brazil are in rotation. They come from Wikimedia Commons and are credited as the archive credits them.

  1. Pixinguinha- O Urubu e o Gaviao 1930

    Pixinguinha, publicado pela gravadora Victor em 1930 · recorded 1930

    This choro music shows the typical improvisation style of the choro players. The music is a variation of the ancient folk theme of northern part of Rio de Janeiro state called "Dança da Urubu" also called "Urubu Malandro", "Samba do Urubu" or "O Urubu e o Gavião". Flute: Pixinguinha (recorded in 193

    Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.

  2. FLAUTA DE BAMBU (1935)

    Sátiro de Melo e João Bastos Filho · recorded 1935

    J. B. de Carvalho e Conjunto Tupy, com acompanhamento de Escola de Samba. Gravação Victor sob n.o 34016-B, matriz 80042..

    Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.

  3. Corta jaca 1912

    Chiquinha Gonzaga Corta · recorded betw

    Choro (maxixe) "Corta jaca", composed in 1895 [ 1 ] by Chiquinha Gonzaga and executed by the Grupo Chiquinha Gonzaga (Flute: Antonio Passos. Guitar: Tute. Cavaquinho: Nelson Alves. Recorded in 1910-1912)

    Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.

Where Brazil is, and what it borders

Brazil is in South America. It has a coastline and borders 9 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. Neighbouring music often shares instruments and scales, which is why the game shows distance after a wrong guess.

Frequently asked questions

Can I hear the full recordings from Brazil?

Yes. Each recording above links to its page on Wikimedia Commons, where the complete file plays and downloads for free. The game only cuts 15 seconds.

Is the music from Brazil free to use?

The recordings here are Public domain. Public domain and CC0 need nothing; CC BY and CC BY-SA need the credit shown here, and CC BY-SA adaptations must stay under the same licence.

Is Brazil in today’s TuneGuesser?

Brazil is one of the countries in the daily draw. Which three countries play today stays secret until you play; past days are listed in the archive with their answers.

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