Hill-Rudi's Batuque (SP)-B/V/X/M/DS/P/opt. BG

Rudi's Batuque is a great Brazilian groove piece by Julie Hill. The piece can be rendered by mulitple ensembles - there are optional parts for steel drums and brazilian drums included. This is a really fun piece, for easy-medium percussion ensemble. Try teaching the vocal part to the audience for even more fun!

Instrumentation:
Bells (crotales and/or lead steel pan)
Xylophone (double second steel pans)
Vibraphone (cello steel pans)
Marimba (bass steel pan)
Djembe (Timbau or other light weight hand drum)
Timbale (Repique or high pitched tom)
Toms (3) (marcacao or sudos - 3 pitches played by 3 different players)
Shakers
Snare Drum (Tarol)
Drum Set
Bass Guitar (optional)