Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Wordless/ful Wednesday


What Musical Instrument Am I?


Answer to last Wordless/ful Wednesday: Berimbau

All of you made me laugh when you said this instrument looked like a fishing pole because it really does! The berimbau is a single-stringed percussion instrument from Brazil. The berimbau is used in the Brazillian capoeira (a Brazilian dance that incorporates martial arts movements). The berimbau has a wooden bow about 4-5 feet long, with a tightly strung steel wire, and a hallow gourd. The berimbau has three sounds: a buzz sound, a high sound, and a open string sound. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau


Below is an example of what the berimbau sounds like:


Below is an example of the berimbau playing in capoeira:


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12 comments:

  1. Cascia TalbertNovember 19, 2008 at 7:51 AM

    Very cool post! I love learning about interesting musical instruments. Happy WW! Mine is up. Also check out Healthy Moms latest give away! Visit us for more information.

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  2. CompleteLee BloggerNovember 19, 2008 at 10:59 AM

    I guess just about anything could be a musical instrument. I really enjoy this portion of your blog. It is fun to see new and unusual instruments as well as good old standbys!

    Thanks!

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  3. CherylNovember 19, 2008 at 11:37 AM

    I knew I had seen that instrument before but I couldn't remember the name. BTW, my kids are 3 and 19 months and we bought Wii Music. We are having a great time with it. If anything they are learning how to keep time as the play along with different songs. They are learning different instruments. Loads of fun!

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  4. mormonhermitmomNovember 19, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    There you go. I guess I mistook the gourd at the bottom for a bell. Where do you find these?

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  5. Claremont First WardNovember 19, 2008 at 2:37 PM

    I'm going with a Bass. I can't believe that fishing pole is an instrument. j/k.

    When I lived in Alaska we drank powdered milk and I don't remember eating much produce. But we did eat fish. Lot's and lots of fish. :)

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  6. nopinkhereNovember 19, 2008 at 6:25 PM

    Glad to know what that one was. I had NO idea. This week's is a double bass.

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  7. Lyndsie MilesNovember 20, 2008 at 8:16 AM

    That is so cool! I love your educational posts!

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  8. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 2:48 PM

    Awesome! I love to learn..keep feeding! Thanks!

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  9. Jannie FunsterNovember 21, 2008 at 1:09 PM

    Such a wonderful haunting sound! Thanks.

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  10. SusanNovember 21, 2008 at 3:21 PM

    I am going to say it is a Bass in the family of string instruments.

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  11. KaciNovember 22, 2008 at 2:03 PM

    Very cool!! I have no idea what that is! Hmmm...

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  12. AlexApril 18, 2019 at 2:58 AM

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