Blame It on the Samba
E408230
Blame It on the Samba is a musical animated segment from Disney featuring Donald Duck and José Carioca in a vibrant, samba-themed fantasy sequence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blame It on the Samba canonical | 3 |
| song "Blame It on the Samba" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4047013 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blame It on the Samba Context triple: [Melody Time, segment, Blame It on the Samba]
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A.
Santana do Ipanema
Santana do Ipanema is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as a regional commercial and service center in the state's semi-arid interior.
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B.
Ipanema
Ipanema is a famous beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its lively cultural scene, upscale shops and restaurants, and the iconic song "The Girl from Ipanema."
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C.
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 Hollywood musical film best known for featuring the first on-screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, helping launch their legendary dance partnership.
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D.
Samba Pa Ti
"Samba Pa Ti" is an instrumental Latin rock ballad by guitarist Carlos Santana, renowned for its expressive, melodic guitar work and enduring popularity since its release in 1970.
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E.
Aquarela do Brasil
"Aquarela do Brasil" is a classic Brazilian song by Ary Barroso that became internationally famous as a showcase of Brazilian culture, notably featured in Disney's 1942 film "Saludos Amigos."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blame It on the Samba Target entity description: Blame It on the Samba is a musical animated segment from Disney featuring Donald Duck and José Carioca in a vibrant, samba-themed fantasy sequence.
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A.
Santana do Ipanema
Santana do Ipanema is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as a regional commercial and service center in the state's semi-arid interior.
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B.
Ipanema
Ipanema is a famous beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its lively cultural scene, upscale shops and restaurants, and the iconic song "The Girl from Ipanema."
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C.
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 Hollywood musical film best known for featuring the first on-screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, helping launch their legendary dance partnership.
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D.
Samba Pa Ti
"Samba Pa Ti" is an instrumental Latin rock ballad by guitarist Carlos Santana, renowned for its expressive, melodic guitar work and enduring popularity since its release in 1970.
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E.
Aquarela do Brasil
"Aquarela do Brasil" is a classic Brazilian song by Ary Barroso that became internationally famous as a showcase of Brazilian culture, notably featured in Disney's 1942 film "Saludos Amigos."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney animated short segment
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animated film segment ⓘ musical film segment ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Walt Disney Animation Studios ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Blame It on the Samba
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
song "Blame It on the Samba"
|
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
The Aracuan Bird
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surface form:
Aracuan Bird
Donald Duck ⓘ José Carioca ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
cartoon bird
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cartoon duck ⓘ cartoon parrot ⓘ |
| featuresDance | samba ⓘ |
| featuresMedium |
animation
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orchestral music ⓘ vocal performance ⓘ |
| franchise |
Donald Duck
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José Carioca ⓘ |
| genre |
animated fantasy
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musical film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
Brazil
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Latin American music ⓘ |
| hasFormat | short segment within feature film ⓘ |
| hasMusicFocus |
big band arrangement
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samba rhythm ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | musical fantasy sequence ⓘ |
| hasSetting | fantasy world ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration of Brazilian music
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escapist fantasy ⓘ joy of dance ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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lighthearted ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
musical montage
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surreal animation ⓘ |
| isAnimatedIn | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Melody Time ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Disney animated features
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surface form:
Walt Disney animated features package films
|
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| title | Blame It on the Samba self-link ⓘ |
| usesMusicGenre | samba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blame It on the Samba Description of subject: Blame It on the Samba is a musical animated segment from Disney featuring Donald Duck and José Carioca in a vibrant, samba-themed fantasy sequence.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
song "Blame It on the Samba"