Berimbau Percussion Instruments Music
The berimbau is an Afro-Brazilian instrument traditionally used in capoeira, a martial arts style that incorporates music and dance. The instrument consists of a wooden stick strung with a steel string to form a bow, with a gourd or small woven basket serving as a resonator, a coin or flat stone, and a shaker called a caxixi. The string is struck with a thin stick.
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- DrumsOnTheWeb.com: Frank Colon's Informal Lesson - Introduction to playing the berimbau.
- Rhythmweb: The Brazilian Berimbau - Description and illustration, with links.
- Capoeirista.com: Berimbau - Photograph, description, and audio samples of the capoeira percussion rhythms. instruments [English/Portuguese]
- Berimbau - Article by Richard P. Graham and N. Scott berimbau Robinson covering percussion history, popular and traditional Brazilian use, berimbau and recent developments.
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