{"id":4120,"date":"2012-05-01T19:13:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T18:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/?page_id=4120"},"modified":"2021-09-27T20:19:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T20:19:26","slug":"why-carnival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/?page_id=4120","title":{"rendered":"Why Carnival?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carnival is laughter, carnival is joy, carnival is community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The word Carnival comes from the Latin \u2018carne vale\u2019 meaning ‘farewell to the flesh’.<\/p>\n

This is a moment where the world turns topsy turvy, where kings dress in paupers\u2019 clothes and paupers wear crowns. Where stories are told through imaginative costumes and characters are taken on journeys through song (samba de enredo). Where a corner of society, if only for a moment, infiltrates another, so that people who may not normally socialise together develop friendships and form bonds during this one moment in time that, once over, remains locked in the memory of our bodies and psyche.<\/p>\n

We wait the whole year to release our stresses, put our worries to one side and focus on enjoying and playing together, dancing together, singing together, being together. Since Carnival happens once a year you can imagine the build-up is immense, the release is overwhelming and the joy far reaching into the rest of our daily lives throughout the year.<\/p>\n

This is why we come together to take part in Carnival.
\nThis is why we welcome you to join us!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Components of Carnival<\/h4>\n

\nCarnavalesco<\/strong><\/p>\n
Photo:<\/div>\n

Definition of Carnavalesco according to the World Samba Organization:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe artistic director and designer of the carnival samba parade. This person usually designs the costumes, floats, and sequence of groups in the carnival parade.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Enredo\u00a0<\/strong>(Theme)
\nEnredo is the theme developed by the Carnavalesco through design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Samba de Enredo\u00a0<\/strong>(Theme Song)
\nSamba-enredo is a sub-genre of Samba in which songs are performed by a samba school for the festivities of Carnival. The samba enredo is the verbal counterpart of the story (enredo)\u00a0told through design.<\/div>\n

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Bateria<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"London School of Samba Bateria at Notting Hill Carnival 1997. Photo: Adrian Bond<\/div>\n

Definition of Bateria according to the World Samba Organisation:
\n“The percussion group that plays samba for a samba school”.<\/p>\n

Registering for this ala is through application to and invitation by the LSS\u00a0Bateria Team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nInt\u00e9rprete – Puxador<\/strong>(Lead Singer)<\/p>\n
\"\"Xavier Osmir
\nPhoto: Noriega Photographics<\/div>\n

A puxador, the singer within a samba school. The word Puxador derives from the verb ‘puxar’ in Portugeuse, which means ‘to pull’. The singers were named this because they pull the samba school along with their interpretation of the theme song and the energy that they put into such intepretation.
\nPuxadores are chosen for their strong voices, forceful delivery of melodies, and stamina that enables them to sing non-stop for eighty minutes during the official carnival parade. There is often a main singer who is supported by other singers, who in addition to singing the song, shout words of encouragement to the rest of the samba school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mestre Sala and Porta Bandeira<\/strong>(Master of Ceremonies and Flag Bearer)<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: Matthew Johns<\/div>\n

Definition of Porta-Bandeira and Mestre-Sala according to the World Samba Organisation:<\/p>\n