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Samba

The Samba first became famous in Rio de Janeiro.  It is a serenade.  The rhythmic strumming of a stringed instrument continually interrupts the expressive melodic line, which is then repeated.  The Samba is danced in a moderate to slow tempo in South America, but until recently, the tempo in North America was always very fast.

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