Tom Jobim - One Note Samba (original) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 is the year when we celebrate 100 years of Samba, Brazil's most popular music and dance style. Samba is believed to have arrived in Brazil from Africa some 300 years ago during the slave trade. It was not widely accepted until the 20th century. Since 1917 It has been performed as a street dance at carnival for 100 years. The dance was introduced to United S

Here's why Jobim's One Note Samba was brilliant. It uses a very old musical technique called a pedal tone, flips it, and uses it as a melody. #brazilianmusic #jobim #musictheory #piano #bossanova | David Asher Brown