Frevo

frevo

music genre, type of dance

Subclass of	Brazilian dance, music of Brazil, carnival music
Country of origin	Brazil
Inventory number	10
Intangible cultural heritage status	heritage asset listed by IPHAN, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Described at URL	https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00603, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00603, https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00603

Frevo anɛ wa’a nɛ yʋʋma si’a buudi ka li yit nɛ Recife, Pernambuco Brazil, ka mɛ bɛ Brazilian Carnival. Ba ye frevo pian’k la yinɛ frever ni na, ka lin mɛ yinɛ Porpugueses pian’k frever nina (to boil), li lɛ’ɛg. Ba yɛl ye frevo yʋʋma la vʋʋd la na kɛ ka banɛ kɛlisid nɛ banɛ wa’ad tɛn’ɛs ye ba lɛ’ɛgid nɛ.

Frevo yi zin’I sieba

Frevo yʋʋma la da kɛn yiigana nɛ. 19^th century la naar saŋa, Brazilian Army yʋʋm-yʋmnib banɛ da bɛ Recife tenpʋ tita’arin la da pin’ili yʋʋm mɛ giligid Carnival saŋa la. Carnival la mⴢr kpinnim nɛ Catholicism laa, ba da yʋʋm nɛ wina’am pʋ’ʋsim yʋʋma, religious procession giligid la’am nɛ zaba yʋʋma nam, sida siakidib nɛ banɛ ban’ad widi zabib la bi’ela da mⴢr banɛ yʋʋmid ka nidib bɛdigʋ mi’ kɛ ka ba yʋlɛɛg bɛnɛ ba la da paas nɛ ba. Li da ti keŋ paae sansi’a ka nidib yʋʋn da kpasidi yʋʋm-yʋmnib kⴢn’ⴢb-kⴢn’ⴢb la ka kpɛmisid ba ya’am gban’ae sieba la. Ayi banɛ ka bɛdigʋ da mi’ la da anɛ Espanna (meaning Spain) ka lin anɛ Spain, ka ba kpɛɛm onɛ da pa’an nɛ ba la da anɛ Spanish nid, ka an piinɛ anaasi sⴢbi (14) yi 14^th Infantry Regiment ni na. Yʋʋma dim la da pin’ili yigilim nɛ taaba, ka yʋʋm tⴢ’ⴢtⴢ’ⴢ ka kɛ ka li dʋt hali.

A na niŋ si’em ka zin’ig la bɛ baanlim laa, langima dim la da pin’ili kat nɛ capoeiras yʋʋma dim la ka gban’ae ba bɛdigʋ. Li nya’aŋa ba da ma’aa zaŋ ma’asim tiisi zanli giligid ka digil sʋ’ʋs la ka lɛn ma’a ye Capoiera tʋʋma la anɛ wa’ab tʋʋma. Lin zug wa’a la da lieb nɛ wa’a kanɛ da na bɛɛ li kⴢn- frevo wa’a la.

Li nʋbigir

Frevo bɛllim gaad yʋʋma kⴢbiga (1907) woo lin nar si’em, li nⴢbig ya ti paae li bɛ si’em saŋkaŋa nwa ni.

Wa’a la

Yigilig siig kanɛ da naami li laa, Frevo da pin’ili yinɛ Capoeira tʋʋma ni ti lieb quasi-acrobatical movement of the dance. Wa’a-wa’ad wʋsa da tʋm nɛ hali kɛ ka tʋʋm paal naam, kanɛ da sʋm ye ba zamisi hali, paŋ, namisig, ka na tun’oe pⴢnti ba mɛŋ ka kɛ ka ba zaba nɛ ba taaba la vʋrigi yi ningbina ni lɛb vɛnlim ni. Frevo wa’a la tʋʋma anɛ ian’ab, nⴢba ken tⴢ’ⴢtⴢ, nⴢba pⴢndib, giilʋŋ, nɛ sieba ya’as.

Nananna ba yʋʋn buon frevo wa’a ye passo ka buon frevo wawa’adib la ye passistas. Ba mɛ maal passistas la fuud la ka li anɛ bi’ela zɛmis kɛ ka li an na’ana nɛ wa’a la bⴢⴢd si’em. Ba mɛ mⴢr nɛ si’im bɛdigʋ vɛnl hali, li nɛ na kɛ ka li nyɛɛb pʋ tⴢ nidibin la.

Ba maal ma’asim tiig la nɛ bʋn sabila zɛmis ka mⴢr daad gban’asa ka maal sieba ka ba an bʋnbibisi mⴢr si’im bɛdigʋ. Ma’asim tiig tʋʋma la paas nɛ wa’a la ni ka maan acrobatics ka li an na’ana ba san’an. Li ka’ pakirɛ nɛ sⴢ na nyⴢ ka passistas kʋ mⴢri ma’asim tiigsi lⴢbiga agⴢla, ka yak nⴢba bi’ela, ka gban’a ba ya’asa. Ba lⴢbid ma’asim tiis la dⴢlsidi ba gɛɛgʋn ya’as. Linɛ ka ba niŋid hali anɛ a yʋʋligid ma’asim tiig la ka ti’asidi la nu’us ka lɛɛ kpɛn bɛ wa’an la.

Yʋʋm tusir yinne, kⴢbis wai nɛ pisnu,1950s la pin’ilʋg, banɛ da sʋŋ passo la nid yinne, anɛ master Nascimento do passo. Ba yɛl ye oa da paas ka li gaad wa’a buudi kⴢbʋga wa’a la nil in sankan la. O mɛ da lɛn yⴢ’ⴢg frevo yiiga sakur nɛ o ligidi Recife teŋin yʋʋm tusir yinne, kⴢbis wai nɛ piswai, 1990 la naar saŋa. Passista yʋ’ʋri an bʋn kanɛ ka ba min’I li sʋŋa carnival of Pernambuco.

America pop-star Cyndi Laupa wa’ad nɛ frevo la o ya’ yʋʋmidi o yʋʋm “Maybe He’ll Know”

Frevo de-rua

Frevo de-rua (street frevo) “frevo” pian’ak la gbin nɛ an si’em anɛ bʋn-nwɛn’ɛdir nwɛn’ɛb buudi, ka li nwɛn’ɛb an tʋʋlli nɛ brass intruments bama, trumpets, trombones, saxophones, nɛ tuba. America dim ye li nwɛn nɛ polka.

Frevo de-Rua tun’oe nwɛn football di’ema saŋa Recife teŋin, ka li an woo pep band. Ba buon frevo de-Rua yʋʋma vuud kanɛ ka ba min’ hali la nɛ ye “Vasuorinhas”. Onɛ pa’an yʋʋma la anɛ Maestro Duda. Yʋʋm tusa ayi, 2000s ambassadors banɛ ka ba da min’ hali da anɛ Recife dim, Recife-based yʋʋma dim Spokfrevo Orquestra ka ba tuongat an Inaldo Cavalcante de Albuquerque, ka ba min’ o sʋŋa nɛ Spok. Ba anɛ 17-18 professional musicians nɛ nidiba ayi nwɛnɛd lʋns, virtuoso drummers nɛ percussionist- onɛ zaŋi li ka li aan ba tʋʋm ye dunia la baŋ frevo yʋʋma. Ba da keŋ nwɛn’ɛb US nɛ Donwalig nwadig la yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayi, 2012 la ni.

Instrumentation of street Frevo bands

Brass section

• Trumpet

• Comet

• Flugelhorn

• Trombone (valved and/or slide)
  • including Bass trombone

• Mellophone

• Tuba

• Euphonium

• Sousaphone

Saxophones

• Tenor saxophone

• Alto saxophone

• Soprano saxophone

Marching percussion

• Snare drum

• Bass drum

• Clash cymbals

• Surdo

• Repinique

Frevo-de-bloco

Frevo-de-Bloco yʋʋm nɛ ka di’emid nɛ string instruments. Capiba ka ba da min’ yʋʋm kaŋa buudi ni, amaa sⴢ mɛ tun’oe kaal Getulio Cavalcante, Cluodionor Germano (singer) nɛ Antonio Nobrega (singer and dancer) nidiba ayi bama an ya’an dittib Frevo de Bloco ni.

Frevo de trio (frevo baiano)

La’as bibis pɛ’ɛg frevo malima, ka ba lɛɛ pʋ paas brass section la, ka mⴢri Bahian-guitars, drums, bass, electric guitars, keyboards and a singer. Li da pin’il nɛ yʋʋm tusir yinne kⴢbis wai nɛ pisnu, 1950 ni la pin’ilʋg saŋa Bahia teŋin “Carnvalesco Clube di’ema Misto Vassuorinhas of Olinda” Salvador tɛŋin (Bahia State) ka nya’aŋa Trio Eletrico Armandinho, Dodo & Osmar tis trio eletrico an Bahian Carnival la malʋŋ ka frevo kpɛn Western pop rock ni.

Gⴢsim nⴢŋa ya’as

Arrocha

Baiāo

Chȏro

Seresta

Gbamvɛɛnsa

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