Samba percussion from Brazil, latin American percussion

Latin / Hand Percussion

SAMBA PERCUSSION

Carnival (carnaval) is huge in Brazil. Months go into the preparation of the music, costumes and presentation of different communities for carnaval. It is community street music. The instruments are not subtle and there are many different variations.

AGOGO BELL : By Gope. Light double and triple cowbells hit with a light stick, these add notes over the top of the samba.

Agogo

Code	Specifications	Price
GPAG2SB	Agogo - double, black - small	£18
GPAG2LB	Agogo - double, black - large	£22
GPAG2LC	Agogo - double, chrome - large	£25

AGOGO BELL : By Contemporanea

Code	Specifications	Price
CTAG2LBS	Agogo - double, black - small GINGA	£17
CTAG2LB	Agogo - double, black - large GINGA	£22
CTAG2LCP	Agogo - double, black - large PRO	£25

GANZA : By Gope. Shakers in singles or doubles

Ganza

Code	Specifications	Price
GPGA15S	Mini aluminium, studio model	£8
GPGA22S	Small single aluminium	£9
GPGA22D	Small double aluminium	£23
GPGA36S	Medium single aluminium	£14
GPGA36D	Medium double aluminium	£30
GPGA41S	Large single aluminium	£21
GPGA41D	Large double aluminium	£51

BLACK BLACK : By Gope, heavy metal spoon / castanet-type instrument. Makes a distinctive click. Ideal for clave parts.

Code		Specifications	Price
GPBB2		Black Black	£7

CHOCALHO DE PLATINELA : By Gope. The Chocalho has three rows of jingles on an aluminium frame. They are often played in short bursts and add colour and intensity to the rhythm. Great for parades!

Code		Specifications	Price
GPROCH3		Chocalho de Platinela	£34

ROCAR : By Gope. Shakers with tambourine-like jingles on a wooden bar.

Code	Specifications	Price
GPRO1	Rocar - single	£13
GPRO2	Rocar - Double	£33

RECO RECO : By Gope. The Reco Reco is a two-springed guiro, played by rubbing a metal bar across the springs. The Reco Reco takes the off-beat, countering the ganza.

Code	Specifications	Price
GPRR2E	Reco Reco - 2 springs, epoxi	£18
GPRR3AC	Reco Reco - 2 springs, chrome plated	£55

AFUCHE : The Afuche takes the off-beat, countering the ganza.

OUT OF STOCK

Code	Specifications	Price
CAS274	Afuche small with bag	£20.50
CAS276	Afuche medium with bag	£29
CAS278	Afuche large with bag	£34.95

SAMBA WHISTLE : Wooden tritone whistle, another part of the sound of samba.

Samba whistle

Code		Specifications	Price
BAAP3W		Samba whistle	£5.95

AFRICAN POTE : So what's a ceramic udu pot doing in the samba section? Well this one is made by Gope and comes all the way from Brazil.

Code		Specifications	Price
GPPT30		African pote small	£17

BERIMBAU : By Contemporanea. Used in music for the capoeira - a Brazilian martial art, the berimbau is a 4 to 5 foot length of the berim tree, bent like a bow with a wire strung tort from each end, a gourd is attached about a third of the way up the instrument by string around the wire and the stick, this forms a sound chamber and a bridge. The player holds the stick in his left hand with a metal washer in his fingers and a small shaker and a stick-beater in the right hand, the gourd rests against his stomach , he then hits the wire just above the string bridge. The sound can be changed by touching the wire with the metal washer.

Berimbau

Code	Specifications	Price
BABE	Berimbau	£25
CTBE130P	OUT OF STOCK - Berimbau natural small PRO - 130 cm	£26.95
CTBE160P	OUT OF STOCK - Berimbau natural large PRO - 160 cm	£41.95