Just did a gig playing all samba and bossa nova, so I’ve got Brazilian music on the brain. Here’s an old record offering a little round up of styles in Brazilian percussion: Batucada, by Paulinho e sua Bateria. Things will have evolved somewhat in the 60 years since this was made, but hey, jazz records from 60 years ago are still relevant. This is good for getting the broad concept. We’re just looking to inform the way we play sambas and bossas in a combo setting, ideas to draw from beyond a groove in a drum book.
Open it up on YouTube for the track listing, which names the styles involved.
Another set of three records is by Luciano Perrone: Batucada Fantastica, also from the 60s, which rounds up some percussion styles, and the individual instruments. Here’s one of the volumes on Soundcloud. Here’s a track demonstrating the tamborim, accompanied by surdo and snare drum: