His singing, his rhythm, his basic instruments, his percussive dance with his feet - The relationship between each of these elements. The samba de côco comes from the process of building houses in wood and clay in rural areas. When a house was built, the future owner invited the whole village to participate in the work. Once the house was finished, the earth was sprinkled with clay and a Coco singer was called.
When he sang, the others responded by dancing on the clay until the ground became flat and smooth. This is how the floors of the houses were built. From this practice were born the "trupés" of the Samba de Côco, the percussion of the steps whose function was - as well as playful - a work tool.
Nowadays, the Samba de Côco is a rural entertainment in the states of Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco and Paraíba, widely practiced in the time of St. John or during the commemorations of the cassava harvest or the manufacture of flour in the mills.
