what's with the name? (Part 2) - P.S.

I also wanted to "tip my hat" to the legendary percussionist known only by Doutor (his real name escapes me at this time, but more on this in later posts).

The late Doutor was a composer and the inventor of the repique de anél, a double-headed hand drum that he introduced into samba in the 1970s. The repique de anél is played with the use of "rings" on one hand that taps on the shell of the drum while both hands play combinations of open and muffled tones on the skins.

Listen to the following track "Lá vai viola" from the 1975 album Partido em 5. Doutor enters with the repique immediately following the surdo intro. Notice how Mestre Candeia calls out "fala, doutor!" to the percussionist just before he begins playing:


"Lá vai viola" (Candeia)
from the album Partido em 5 (1975)

This album featured several samba luminaries such as Candeia, Wilson Moreira, Casquinha, Velha, Anézio, Joãozinho da Pecadora, Zeca da Cuíca. The repique de anél was used prominently in many samba recordings after the legendary Partido em 5 series. In the 1980s, with the explosion of the pagode generation a new series of percussion instruments became popularized and the repique de anél fell out of favor for a while. The instrument has appeared in the last few years again, as people are beginning to return to the older form of samba, prior to the pagode boom of the 1980s.

Here's another song featuring Doutor, with João Bosco (who I hope to interview soon!!! He's one of my favorite guitar players):


"Incompatibilidade de gênios" (João Bosco e Aldir Blanc)
from the album Galos de Briga (1976) by João Bosco