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Passacalhes (m)

(with) definite article: o
plural: = singular; (with) definite article: os
to pass by the streets (street round)

traditional solo piece for a particular instrument

Identical types: 11

General term used in Portugal for a particular type of tune in march pace (4/4), played by street musicians; Not to be confused with the similar terms for the "parades" by pipe bands; NB: Compare Pasacorredoiras, &c. (Galicia), and Pasucáis (Asturias).

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Shazam.com (Manuel Francisco Aires, »Gaiteiros Tradicionais«, vol. 33 [2012]): 15 tunes [➺ nos.5 & 13].
Smithsonian Folkways (Os Passacalhes: ronda).