Filed under: Capoeira
Instruments
Berimbau: of African origin, the berimbau is used extensively in capoeira. It has an unusual timbre produced by striking a rod and a ring or coin on a metal string attached to a bow with a resonating dried gourd. It is played together with a caxixi which is shaken while striking the string.
Atabaque: is a large drum used in most of capoeira rodas. The skin is made from cow hide, and tightened through a system of metal rings, rope and wooden wedges.
Pandeiro: is a large version of a tamborine. Small and portable, pandeiros are a common addition to capoeira rodas everywhere. Capoeira pandeiro skins are generally made from streched animal skin. Some older pandeiros are even made from the snake skin! In Brazil, pandeiros are also an integral part of samba music.
Agogô: made of iron and steel, they are used in samba and its offshoots. The sound is made by striking a stick against the instrument’s two bells.
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