Samba-rock

Samba-rock
Stylistic origins	Brazilian rock, samba, psychedelic rock, rock and roll, bossa nova, bebop, jazz, soul
Cultural origins	Late 1960s, Brazil
Typical instruments	Electric guitar, cavaquinho, bass guitar, drum kit, tamborim, trombone, trumpet, flute, clarinet
Regional scenes
Brazil
Other topics
Lusophone music

Samba rock is a genre of samba and subgenre of rock. Created in the 1960s, the genre combines the sounds of Brazilian samba, bebop, jazz and soul. Jorge Ben Jor created the style with his album "Bidu/Silêncio no Brooklin". After this a great number of artists followed Ben's beat, including Clube do Balanço and Trio Mocotó.