Underplayed Gems

Partido Alto (documentary) (1982)

Partido Alto (documentary) poster
Original title
Partido Alto
Directed by
Leon Hirszman
Genre
documentary film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
22 min
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary explores the history of Partido alto, a musical subgenre of samba from Bahia, Brazil. It shows how the style combines freestyle rapping, rhyming, and improvisational chorus.

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What happens

Partido Alto is a 1982 Brazilian short documentary film directed by Leon Hirszman. Produced by now-defunct Brazilian state film production company Embrafilme, the film details the history of Partido alto, a musical subgenre of Samba focused on the drumming style of Bahia. The documentary presents partido alto as a blend of freestyle rapping, rhyming and improvisational chorus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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