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 waꞌa nɛ yʋʋma siꞌa buudi ka li yit nɛ Recife, Pernambuco Brazil, ka mɛ bɛ Brazilian Carnival. Ba ye frevo pianꞌk la yinɛ frever ni na, ka lin mɛ yinɛ Porpugueses pianꞌk frever nina (to boil), li lɛꞌɛg. Ba yɛl ye frevo yʋʋma la vʋʋd la na kɛ ka banɛ kɛlisid nɛ banɛ waꞌad tɛnꞌɛs ye ba lɛꞌɛgid nɛ.

Frevo yi zinꞌI sieba

Frevo yʋʋma la da kɛn yiigana nɛ. 19^th century la naar saŋa, Brazilian Army yʋʋm-yʋmnib banɛ da bɛ Recife tenpʋ titaꞌarin la da pinꞌili yʋʋm mɛ giligid Carnival saŋa la. Carnival la mɔr kpinnim nɛ Catholicism laa, ba da yʋʋm nɛ winaꞌam pʋꞌʋsim yʋʋma, religious procession giligid laꞌam nɛ zaba yʋʋma nam, sida siakidib nɛ banɛ banꞌad widi zabib la biꞌela da mɔr banɛ yʋʋmid ka nidib bɛdigʋ miꞌ kɛ ka ba yʋlɛɛg bɛnɛ ba la da paas nɛ ba. Li da ti keŋ paae sansiꞌa ka nidib yʋʋn da kpasidi yʋʋm-yʋmnib kɔnꞌɔb-kɔnꞌɔb la ka kpɛmisid ba yaꞌam gbanꞌae sieba la. Ayi banɛ ka bɛdigʋ da miꞌ la da anɛ Espanna (meaning Spain) ka lin anɛ Spain, ka ba kpɛɛm onɛ da paꞌan nɛ ba la da anɛ Spanish nid, ka an piinɛ anaasi sɔbi (14) yi 14^th Infantry Regiment ni na. Yʋʋma dim la da pinꞌili yigilim nɛ taaba, ka yʋʋm tɔꞌɔtɔꞌɔ ka kɛ ka li dʋt hali.

A na niŋ siꞌem ka zinꞌig la bɛ baanlim laa, langima dim la da pinꞌili kat nɛ capoeiras yʋʋma dim la ka gbanꞌae ba bɛdigʋ. Li nyaꞌaŋa ba da maꞌaa zaŋ maꞌasim tiisi zanli giligid ka digil sʋꞌʋs la ka lɛn maꞌa ye Capoiera tʋʋma la anɛ waꞌab tʋʋma. Lin zug waꞌa la da lieb nɛ waꞌa kanɛ da na bɛɛ li kɔn- frevo waꞌa la.

Li nʋbigir

Frevo bɛllim gaad yʋʋma kɔbiga (1907) woo lin nar siꞌem, li nɔbig ya ti paae li bɛ siꞌem saŋkaŋa nwa ni.

Waꞌa la

Yigilig siig kanɛ da naami li laa, Frevo da pinꞌili yinɛ Capoeira tʋʋma ni ti lieb quasi-acrobatical movement of the dance. Waꞌa-waꞌad wʋsa da tʋm nɛ hali kɛ ka tʋʋm paal naam, kanɛ da sʋm ye ba zamisi hali, paŋ, namisig, ka na tunꞌoe pɔnti ba mɛŋ ka kɛ ka ba zaba nɛ ba taaba la vʋrigi yi ningbina ni lɛb vɛnlim ni. Frevo waꞌa la tʋʋma anɛ ianꞌab, nɔba ken tɔꞌɔtɔ, nɔba pɔndib, giilʋŋ, nɛ sieba yaꞌas.

Nananna ba yʋʋn buon frevo waꞌa ye passo ka buon frevo wawaꞌadib la ye passistas. Ba mɛ maal passistas la fuud la ka li anɛ biꞌela zɛmis kɛ ka li an naꞌana nɛ waꞌa la bɔɔd siꞌem. Ba mɛ mɔr nɛ siꞌim bɛdigʋ vɛnl hali, li nɛ na kɛ ka li nyɛɛb pʋ tɔ nidibin la.

Ba maal maꞌasim tiig la nɛ bʋn sabila zɛmis ka mɔr daad gbanꞌasa ka maal sieba ka ba an bʋnbibisi mɔr siꞌim bɛdigʋ. Maꞌasim tiig tʋʋma la paas nɛ waꞌa la ni ka maan acrobatics ka li an naꞌana ba sanꞌan. Li kaꞌ pakirɛ nɛ sɔ na nyɔ ka passistas kʋ mɔri maꞌasim tiigsi lɔbiga agɔla, ka yak nɔba biꞌela, ka gbanꞌa ba yaꞌasa. Ba lɔbid maꞌasim tiis la dɔlsidi ba gɛɛgʋn yaꞌas. Linɛ ka ba niŋid hali anɛ a yʋʋligid maꞌasim tiig la ka tiꞌasidi la nuꞌus ka lɛɛ kpɛn bɛ waꞌan la.

Yʋʋm tusir yinne, kɔbis wai nɛ pisnu,1950s la pinꞌilʋg, banɛ da sʋŋ passo la nid yinne, anɛ master Nascimento do passo. Ba yɛl ye oa da paas ka li gaad waꞌa buudi kɔbʋga waꞌa la nil in sankan la. O mɛ da lɛn yɔꞌɔg frevo yiiga sakur nɛ o ligidi Recife teŋin yʋʋm tusir yinne, kɔbis wai nɛ piswai, 1990 la naar saŋa. Passista yʋꞌʋri an bʋn kanɛ ka ba minꞌI li sʋŋa carnival of Pernambuco.

America pop-star Cyndi Laupa waꞌad nɛ frevo la o yaꞌ yʋʋmidi o yʋʋm “Maybe Heꞌll Know”

Yʋʋma

Frevo de-rua

Frevo de-rua (street frevo) “frevo” pianꞌak la gbin nɛ an siꞌem anɛ bʋn-nwɛnꞌɛdir nwɛnꞌɛb buudi, ka li nwɛnꞌɛb an tʋʋlli nɛ brass intruments bama, trumpets, trombones, saxophones, nɛ tuba. America dim ye li nwɛn nɛ polka.

Frevo de-Rua tunꞌoe nwɛn football diꞌema saŋa Recife teŋin, ka li an woo pep band. Ba buon frevo de-Rua yʋʋma vuud kanɛ ka ba minꞌ hali la nɛ ye “Vasuorinhas”. Onɛ paꞌan yʋʋma la anɛ Maestro Duda. Yʋʋm tusa ayi, 2000s ambassadors banɛ ka ba da minꞌ hali da anɛ Recife dim, Recife-based yʋʋma dim Spokfrevo Orquestra ka ba tuongat an Inaldo Cavalcante de Albuquerque, ka ba minꞌ 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 nwɛnꞌɛb 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 diꞌemid nɛ string instruments. Capiba ka ba da minꞌ yʋʋm kaŋa buudi ni, amaa sɔ mɛ tunꞌoe kaal Getulio Cavalcante, Cluodionor Germano (singer) nɛ Antonio Nobrega (singer and dancer) nidiba ayi bama an yaꞌan dittib Frevo de Bloco ni.

Frevo de trio (frevo baiano)

Laꞌas bibis pɛꞌɛg frevo malima, ka ba lɛɛ pʋ paas brass section la, ka mɔri Bahian-guitars, drums, bass, electric guitars, keyboards and a singer. Li da pinꞌil nɛ yʋʋm tusir yinne kɔbis wai nɛ pisnu, 1950 ni la pinꞌilʋg saŋa Bahia teŋin “Carnvalesco Clube diꞌema Misto Vassuorinhas of Olinda” Salvador tɛŋin (Bahia State) ka nyaꞌaŋa Trio Eletrico Armandinho, Dodo & Osmar tis trio eletrico an Bahian Carnival la malʋŋ ka frevo kpɛn Western pop rock ni.