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The berimbau is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. The berimbau's origins are not entirely clear, but there is not much doubt on its African origin, as no Indigenous Brazilian or European people use musical bows, and very similar instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Brazilian martial art capoeira, where it commands how the capoeiristas move in the roda. The instrument is known for being the subject matter of a popular song by Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell, with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. The instrument is also a part of Candomblé-de-caboclo tradition.

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The berimbau consists of a wooden bow (verga — traditionally made from biriba wood, which grows in Brazil), about 4 to 5 feet long, with a steel string (arame - often pulled from the inside of an automobile tire) tightly strung and secured from one end of the verga to the other. A gourd (cabaça), dried, opened and hollowed-out, attached to the lower portion of the Verga by a loop of tough string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts as a resonator.

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Nêgo fica aí de bigode...Achando que berimbau é gaita...Depois o couro come é no lombo da nega aqui!Ê lelê!Vai vendo...
_Noele_ (Noele Karime) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:58:14 -0000
Nêgo fica aí de bigode...Achando que berimbau é gaita...Depois o couro come é no lombo da nega aqui!Ê lelê!Vai vendo...
Opa, vou continuar insistindo com vocês. A Citoplasma vai tocar hoje galera. Isso mesmo hoje, aonde? No Berimbau ali no Eldorado, Cola lá!!!
bandacitoplasma (Banda Citoplasma) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:34:38 -0000
Opa, vou continuar insistindo com vocês. A Citoplasma vai tocar hoje galera. Isso mesmo hoje, aonde? No Berimbau ali no Eldorado, Cola lá!!!
Experimental sounds ( #music ) http://bit.ly/27ejF2 BERIMBAU DE BOCA NO PSY TRANCE ( the man and his sounds!)
Resemo (Rèsemo) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:37 -0000
Experimental sounds ( #music ) http://bit.ly/27ejF2 BERIMBAU DE BOCA NO PSY TRANCE ( the man and his sounds!)
Ele pode tocarar maracas, castanholas, berimbáu... [/drama mode off]
je_jeee (Jean Sapia) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:10 -0000
Ele pode tocarar maracas, castanholas, berimbáu... [/drama mode off]
MEU VELHO AMIGO PATUÁ (voadoraCB) Ao pé do berimbau/ Vou me agachar/ Uma reza secreta/ Vou ofertar/ Na esperança de que/ Um generoso orixá/
Voadora1 (Káthia Gregório) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:56:56 -0000
MEU VELHO AMIGO PATUÁ (voadoraCB) Ao pé do berimbau/ Vou me agachar/ Uma reza secreta/ Vou ofertar/ Na esperança de que/ Um generoso orixá/
Pago 20 rublos para quem conseguir convencer-me em 140 caracteres que berimbau é um instrumento musical.
sergiovenardi (Sérgio Mendes) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:57:01 -0000
Pago 20 rublos para quem conseguir convencer-me em 140 caracteres que berimbau é um instrumento musical.

 
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