Partido Alto | |
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Directed by | Leon Hirszman |
Written by | Leon Hirszman |
Produced by | Leon Hirszman |
Starring | Candeia Manacéia Paulinho da Viola Argemiro da Portela Casquinha Wilson Moreira |
Cinematography | Lucio Kodato |
Edited by | Lucio Kodato |
Music by | Candeia Manacéia Paulinho da Viola Argemiro da Portela Casquinha Wilson Moreira |
Distributed by | Embrafilme |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Brazilian Portuguese |
Partido Alto is a 1982 Brazilian short documentary film directed by Leon Hirszman. Produced by now-defunct Brazilian state film production company Embrafilme, the film details the history of Partido alto, a musical subgenre of Samba focused on the drumming style of Bahia.
The documentary presents partido alto as a blend of freestyle rapping, rhyming and improvisational chorus. [1]
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