{"id":9360,"date":"2021-07-09T11:12:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T11:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=9360"},"modified":"2021-07-09T11:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T11:12:19","slug":"more-brazilian-musical-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/more-brazilian-musical-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"More Brazilian musical instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1 amigos leitores! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hello dear reader! We are back with<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a segunda parte<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(the second part) of our text about<\/span><b><i> instrumentos musicais populares<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (popular musical instruments) in Brazil. If you missed the first part, we went over the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cavaquinho, the berimbau, the agog\u00f4, the tambourine, the repique and the viola caipira<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/which-brazilian-musical-instruments-do-you-know\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to stay in the loop. And without further ado, let&#8217;s get to know more unique musical instruments and sounds that make up our Brazilian music. Aumente o volume! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>GUITARRA BAIANA | <\/b><b><i>BAIANA GUITAR<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Much like the Brazilian nation, the guitar from Bahia is the result of<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> miscigena\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (miscegenation). It is a mix of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cavaquinho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and an electric guitar and was created in the sunny state of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-states-bahia\/\">Bahia<\/a> <em>pelos m\u00fasicos lend\u00e1rios<\/em> (by legendary musicians) and carnival artists Dod\u00f4 and Osmar, in the 40s. If you are curious about how this instrument sounds, check it out below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"L\u00e1grimas de Foli\u00e3o (Guitarra Baiana) - Bia Villa-Chan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uVpvwmIUpAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>TRI\u00c2NGULO | <\/b><b><i>TRIANGLE<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sure, the triangle is widely <em>tocado<\/em> (played) in orchestras and philharmonics and you probably already know it. However when we talk about triangle in Brazil, the first thing that comes to mind is the much beloved <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">music genre, rhythm and dance style<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> forr\u00f3, which uses the percussion instrument as one of its main components. Click here to listen to some Brazilian <em>varia\u00e7\u00f5es<\/em> (variations) of the triangle:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gope 17&quot; Triangle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nK2esEhqihw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>CAIXA DE F\u00d3SFORO | <\/b><b><i>MATCHBOX<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know it may sound strange and you might be wondering if you read it right, but don&#8217;t be surprised, the matchbox is in fact commonly used as a percussive instrument, especially in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rodas de samba mais intimistas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">more intimate samba circles), with fewer <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pessoas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (people). See how it works here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samba com caixa de F\u00f3sforo\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CC_jr_JOl5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>AFOX\u00c9<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The afox\u00e9 is a percussive instrument composed of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">caba\u00e7a pequena arredondada<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (small rounded gourd) or a plastic structure that is wrapped around a net of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">v\u00e1rias mi\u00e7angas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (several beads). To play it, just <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (spin) the instrument&#8217;s body, its <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">som<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sound) resembles that of<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">um chocalho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (a rattle). Formerly used only in religious cults of umbanda and in samba, today afox\u00e9 has also gained space in other genres such as reggae, rock, funk, forr\u00f3 and sertanejo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Torelli Afux\u00e9 Brasil Cabo de Madeira e Tampa de Abs TX 015 - Loja O Ac\u00fastico\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DEGz-LYb_Go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>CU\u00cdCA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Along with the cavaquinho and the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> viol\u00e3o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the cu\u00edca is a symbol of Brazilian samba. Although it resembles<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> um tambor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (a drum), its sound is generated from the friction of a wooden rod glued to its <em>interior<\/em> (inside) with a damp cloth and tapping its top with your dedos (fingers) on the <em>exterior<\/em> (outside). Its sound is similar to that o<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">f<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> um ronco<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (a snore), and the closer to the center it is,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mais agudo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (the higher pitched) the sound produced. You&#8217;ve probably heard the cu\u00edca, find out a little more about it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artcelsior 8\u201d Cuica\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcGMLyEkd3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>RECO-RECO<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Very common in Latin America, the reco-reco is an instrument that can be made<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> de duas maneiras<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (in two ways): the first is steel with springs attached to its ends, and the second is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">madeira<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (wood) with small cross-cuts. You <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">toca<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (play it) it is by scraping<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a baqueta<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (the stick) along the spring or its cuts in the wood. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ou\u00e7a<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (hear) some of it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reco reco (menos \u00e9 mais)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Jk8sNUR0uI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We&#8217;ve come to the end of our text on<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> popular musical instruments in Brazil<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and I hope you enjoyed it! Had you already heard any of them before? Are there any <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">instrumentos musicais<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> unique to where you come from?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Comente abaixo e at\u00e9 a pr\u00f3xima!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ol\u00e1 amigos leitores! Hello dear reader! We are back with a segunda parte (the second part) of our text about instrumentos musicais populares (popular musical instruments) in Brazil. If you missed the first part, we went over the cavaquinho, the berimbau, the agog\u00f4, the tambourine, the repique and the viola caipira. 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