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VERA CRUZ
ISLAND - BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS FOR DRUMSET
Written by leading Brazilian drummers Vera Figueiredo and Daniel Oliveira, Vera
Cruz Island is a book and double CD package that offers the most progressive and
complete system ever presented for applying Brazilian rhythms to the drumset.
The multi-media education package is based on Figueiredo’s Vera Cruz Island CD,
which features original compositions based on authentic Brazilian influences and
a host of top Brazilian musicians as well as guest appearances by drummers Dave
Weckl and Dennis Chambers, and includes a copy of the full-length audio CD, a
second, minus-drums, play-along version of the disc and a 106-page book.
The book contains examples of traditional and contemporary Brazilian forms such
as Maractau, Baião, Bossa Nova, Choro, Chamamé and several types of Samba, plus
detailed breakdowns, explanations and transcriptions of all the drum parts from
the songs on the CD.
This unique combination of musical and instructional content provides teachers
and students with both an unprecedented insight into challenging yet popular
Brazilian styles and a straightforward method for adapting Brazilian rhythms and
sounds to the modern drumset.
NOTE: The tracking order listed in the book Vera Cruz Island (and on the
accompanying CD faces) is incorrect. Below is the actual track order, on both
CD1 and CD2:
1. Cai Na Real
2. Chamame
3. Dave
4. Deep Inside
5. Devagar
6. Figao’s House
7. Mr. Banana
8. Reaching Another Day
9. Renata
10. Reverse
11. Saudade
12. Terere
13.Vera Cruz Island
When using the charts, please use the above tracking order to locate the song on
the CD, and disregard the CD icons in the book.
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