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Capoeira Instruments

Instruments played in the roda:

  • Berimbau - The most important instrument in capoeira. It leads the music and dictates what rhythm and what game is being played. The berimbau is a bowed instrument made up of three parts:
    1. Verga - biriba wood
    2. Arame - wire taken from a tire and struck with a Vaqueta (stick)
    3. Cabaça - hollowed out gourd, varies in size. There are three types of cabacas:
      • Gunga - Biggest in size
      • Medio - Medium size cabaca
      • Viola - smallest of berimabus
  • Atabaque - Brazilian Drum
  • Pandeiro - Brazilian tambourine
  • Agogo
  • Reco-Reco
  • Caxixi

Different rhythms are played in capoeira, each rhythm determines the type of game that is played inside the roda.


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