Samba Country of origin: Brazil (Latin America) Language: Portuguese (Brazilian Portuguese) Instruments: Densely rhythmic so much of the instrumentation is percussion- focussed. ‘AGOGO BELLS ‘A-cowbell with two pitches, one high and one low, played with a wooden stick and hand-held. The bells can also produce a sound by squeezing them so that they strike each other. Like the ‘Tamborim, the Agogo Bells play more ‘complicated rhythms. Lavo CAIXA DE GUERRO. A drum similar to the Repinique but with springs on the bottom to create vibrations much like a snare drum. GUIRO ‘An open-ended hollow gourd with parallel! notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a stuck along the notches to produce a “ratchet” sound/timbre/sonority. The Guiro can produce both long and short sounds, made by scraping up and down in long. or short strokes. TIMBALES Shallow single-headed drums with metal casing, The player uses a variety of stick strokes, rim shots and ros to produce a wide range of percussive expression during solos and at transitional sections of musi CUICA A Brazilian friction drum with a large pitch range, produced by changing the tension on the head ofthe drum, The tone/timbre/sonanty ofthe Cuca produces high-pitened squeaky sound.