Music is one of the most important elements in the art. It creates the atmosphere in which
capoeira is most beautifully and powerfully expressed. Music is used to inspire the players to more spirited
levels of interaction, and it is used to calm the action down when the game has become too heated.
Rarely is there a capoeira roda (circle) without people playing instruments and singing songs.
The game starts and ends at the feet of the instrument players.
The instrument section is lead by the berimbau, a musical bow that uses a gourd
as a resonator. It's an ancient musical instrument that's originally from Africa.
In most cases there will be 3 berimbaus, a low one (gunga),a mid range (medio), and
a high pitched one (viola). 2 pandeiros (a type of tambourine), an agogo (a two tone bell), and a reco reco
(a notched bamboo instrument).
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