Percussion/Bateria
Brazilian-Latinos Unidos of
Humanities High School- Percussion/Bateria
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What
it looks like...
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Instrument
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Description
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Agogo
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A
cow-bell sounding instrument with two bells that is struck by a
wooden stick used in samba music. The bells can also produce a sound
by squeezing them so that they strike each other.
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Bateria
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The
percussion group that plays samba for a samba school.
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Bombo | |
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Caixa
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A
drum very similar to the repinique (see below) but with springs
on the bottom to create vibration much like a snare drum.
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Cuica
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The
most distinctive sounding of all samba instruments, the Cuica (pronounced
"queekaa") is a small drum with a stick attached to the
middle of the drum head which is rubbed by the player with a piece
of damp cloth or cotton. The friction on the stick causes the head
of the Cuica to vibrate and "squeak." The pitch of the
squeak can be changed by applying pressure to the drum head and
changing the tension.
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Gansa | |
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Malacacheta | |
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Pandeiro
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A
heavier version of the common tamborine (not "tamborim").
It is played rhythmically and also spun on the finger for show.
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Quica | |
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Rainha
da Bateria
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The
"Queen of the Percussion". A person who dances samba very
well who accompanies the percussion or "bateria" unit
of a samba school. This person is usually a woman and is also chosen
for their physical beauty.
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Rebolo | |
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Repinique | |
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Surdo
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A
bass drum used to mark the beat of samba music. For samba, the surdos
are usually divided into 2 or 3 groups of different pitches.
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Tamborim
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Pronounced
like "tamborine" in portuguese ( the "m" is
silent), this is a 6 to 8 inch finger drum that is tuned very high
and struck very quick and sharp with a flexible stick. This instrument
is equivalent to the soprano.
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Tantan | |
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Timbal | |
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Wood Surdo |