Capoeira Musical Instruments

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Capoeira 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 berimbaus
• 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.