Pray  First introduced in Brazil during slave trading between 1600-1888  Originated from the Angolan mesemba a type of ritual music; also, influenced by Candomble a religion from Africa  The salves used samba to camouflage their religious ceremonies as parties from their owners  Mauro Almeida & Donga first to record samba Pelo Telefone in 1917  In 1922 Samba was brought to Paris and there it blended with Jazz resulting in Samba-Carioca  In 1928 Samba schools gave back the original African heavy drums to Samba  Capoeira: Brazilian martial arts/dance  Stan Getz helped popularize Samba & Bossa nova in the U.S  Samba returned in the 1980s with Pangode