music 123: Brazilian Music

What Instruments Brazilian Music Are Found in Samba Band? A samba band typically contain surdos, caixas, repiniques, tamborins and pioneer. They also can use timbas, chocalhos, and agogos.

Agogo (Ah-goh-goh)

This is a metal which is usually double Cowbell with a flexible handle. The two different tuning bells. Agogo who was held in one hand and hitting with a stick held in the other side. Most experts continue Agogo bells in hand, rather than dealing - this bell gives a dull tone, which is the right voice for samba.It considered one of the oldest instruments in a samba band; before it was introduced in Samba is used to provide structure Baiao, Maracatu , Capoeira and religious cults of African origin. A new form of heavy metal big Agogo bell model 4.

BERIMBAU (to im-branch) - The berimbau is a bow of wood or bamboo with metal thread, and a gourd that serves as a soundbox. You hit a metal wire with a wooden stick and move away from the berimbau and the direction of the body to change the tone soundbox. The sound produced is unique, and often used for special effects. This is a very ancient instrument, In Brazil it is the most widely used in Brazil, Afro rhythms of North East, especially Capoeira, but has found a place in modern jazz and other musics that unique voice. This is usually not used in a samba band.

Caixa de Guerra (Cash-ah)

Brazilian Music Samba snare drum. The caixa are the descendants of european drum march, but has been adapted to be much lighter. The caixa is a metal cylinder with a nylon skin at both ends and a rope noose at the top end of the game. Best Caixas made of aluminum. Can Caixas wide variety and depth; caixa standard size used in the Rio Baterias is 12 "wide in 15 or 20cm.

CHOCALHO - This is a metal or wooden frame with a lot of rattling metal. This is a VERY LOUD samba shaker. This is a fundamental element in the sense of samba percussion ensembles, and also has an important function in helping to maintain the rhythm caixas. Famous described by the Times of London as 'a cross between an abacus and tambourine'

CUICA - The cuica is the friction drum. Having a metal body with culindrical skin hiding at one end, and a rod secured to the center back skin drums protruding through the body. Cuica played by rubbing a stick with a damp cloth. Sounds like a series of groans - and said to imitate a monkey, and has been used in hunting by Indian tribes of Brazil. Traditionally used by the samba schools; it produces an exotic sound which change the color tone of the bateria. A real hide leather with cuica has a thick aluminum body and must be melodious. Seriously cuicas is 30cm deep and between 8 and 10 "wide; something smaller is really just a toy and will not be heard in a samba band.

GANZA - A hollow cylinder closed shaker, ranging from pocket-sized for long sleeves, and single or double. The ganza much calmer than chocalho and not much used in large Brazilian Baterias can not be heard. But it is still widely used in small groups and in teaching. Important instrument in the traditional Baterias where he used to have the same functions as chocalho.

MARCACAO - A term that refers to surdos, which is a big drum beat that mark.

PANDEIRO (pan-der-oo) - Small light instrument, like a drum, but with a different voice. Head hit with high skills, using a combination of tap, slap, and roll rim shots. An unskilled pandeiro players can emulate almost any drum kit can be done. Pandeiros can have wooden, plastic or fiberglass frames and brass or metal woods, and plastic or hide the head. In samba pandeiro is used both to support the rhythm and as a solo instrument. Widely used in the band playing a variety of musical styles of Brazil, the Samba School and Capoeira.

REPINIQUE - The repique is repinique or light samba drum boilers, with a nylon skin at both ends. Best samba Repiniques made of aluminum good for sound quality and lightweight, although you can find repiniques made of iron or even wood. In Rio samba is played with a wooden stick, with the other hand beat the drum. The repinique should not have more than one 8-sustaining; better muffle the sound and not enough to leave room for hands to slap the drum beat without lugs. 6 lugs preferably in Rio. In other styles of Brazilian music that is played with a pair repenique flexible plastic 'whippy' canes. Which was introduced into the Rio repinique Baterias in 1950. Its function is to complement tamborims and to support surdos. It is also used as a solo instrument and lead, by supplying the correct speed solos for other instruments entrance.

REPIQUE DE MAO - this is a special hand repique developed especially for pagode. These metals have a nylon body and skin at one end only.

SURDO - The surdo is a big bass drum, which held the beat for the other group members. Surdos a head at both ends. Hiding her head in Rio used. Surdos best for the marching band has an aluminum body for samba is light and sturdy. Surdos also be found with the body wood (fragile) and body iron (heavy). Surdo considered the heart bateria, and is responsible for marking and maintaining the rhythm of all the other instruments. First or surdo hits Primeiro strong rhythm, and the second or segundo hits in the second part of the rhythm, responding primeiro.

Tamborim - This little frame drum with a 6 "nylon skin, and should be sweet. At first made in the form and shape of a rectangle with the scalp. This small drum held in one hand and played with a special flexible rod (vareta) and the samba is used to highlight Brazilian Music The strongest parts of a song, providing punctuation to the melody. Brailsin tamborins octagonal first and closed to hide. There is a legend that they had been covered with cat skin, but because it is brittle and tears easily, the legend may not be true. One Tamborim is spelled with a 'm', but plural is tamborins.

TAN TAN - drums long pointed to the hide or head of Napa at one end. Used to take place in a small group surdo samba or pagode session. Plays sitting, resting on the lap of the player. Skin beaten with one hand while tapping the body with another.

TAROL - The tarol is a thin line samba snare drum is usually no more than 10cm deep. From the same family as a caixa da Guerra, he has a decisive influence rhythm bateria identity. It is often used to play on his shoulders and instead supported by a waist-high waistband is cradled in one hand, high on the chest level.

THIRD SURDO - Third Surdo smaller surdo. This is the cutting surdo, also known as Surdo Centrador, or Cutador, and is used with the creative freedom but remain responsible for the swing of the bateria. It filled the space between the first and second beat surdo.

Bucket - cone made of fiberglass, metal or plastic timber with a head at one end - the marching drums. Timbas adult size is usually 70 or 90cm deep - short people should use the 70cm bucket. The bucket is played straight, with a flexible plastic or whippy cane drumsticks, or can also be played by hand. Used in the style of the North East Brazil, such as samba reggae. Although this is a traditional drum is almost obsolete in Brazil until Carlinhos Brown Timbalada recreated for his band in the 1980s.

Whistle - Traditional Brazilian samba whistle is 3 tone whistles made of wood. Original very hard and can easily be heard by more than 30 or 40 drummers. The whistle is used to scatch the attention of drummers and to regulate the speed of the samba band. But a 3 tone samba whistle can also be used as an instrument in itself. By Giselle Winston