O'Mahoney-Batuka Samba (SP)-B/X/P/CB/PN

Batuka Samba by Terry O'Mahoney for percussion ensemble. This piece is named after a Brazilian drum festival in Sao Paolo. Written in the samba style, this piece opens with a soft, surdo rhythm played on floor tom. Steel drums may be substituted for any or all keyboard parts.

Instrumentation:
Player 1 - Bells
Player 2 - Xylophone
Player 3 - Shaker, Woodblock
Player 4 - Agogo Bells, Tambourine
Player 5 - Snare Drum, Timbales, Suspended Cymbal
Player 6 - Bass Drum (Surdo)
Player 7 - Bass
Player 8 - Drumset
Player 9 - Piano, Woodblock