Ijexá, arranged for Rio Bateria

Ijexá - Arranged, performed, and recorded by Carl Dixon

Ijexá is a candomble rhythm typically played on agogo and three atabaques with hands. The rhythm is also played by the afoxé group Filhos de Gandhy in Salvador, Bahia. This arrangement is for instruments commonly played in samba school baterias in Rio de Janeiro, including surdos, caixa, repique, repique mor, timbal, tamborim, agogo, xekere, and caxixi.

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Instruments used include:
Ivsom aluminum surdos (24", 22", 16")

Artcelsior repique mor

Ivsom 14" aluminum caixa

Ivsom steel tamborim

Edgar agogos

Ylu Brasil Xekere

Marco China acrylic caxixi

Ivsom surdo mallets

Ivsom caixa and repique sticks

Jorginho tamborim baqueta

Macapart strap

[gladiluchina]

Wonderful, representou bem o ritmo brasileiro, belo Parabéns !!!

[Victorlevinski]

Sacrée batterie pour un seul homme ! Bravo Carl

[romanamanuel]

Três cool
On va essayer de le faire
Très pédagogique cette approche
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