8.4 Global Grooves

Agogo Bells

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Two tone bells played with a beater.

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Tall drum used mainly with hands

Ganza

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Shaker

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Tall drum used mainly with hands

Timba

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Two tone bells played with a beater.

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Tall drum used mainly with hands

Bansuri

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Two tone bells played with a beater.

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Traditional Indian wind instrument that resembles a flute

Bansuri

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Two tone bells played with a beater.

• A type of Indian fusion music that combines Indian and Western pop music

• Traditional Indian wind instrument that resembles a flute

Repinique

• Looks like a small surdo, used mainly by the leader of a Samba band

• Two tone bells played with a beater.

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Tall drum used mainly with hands

Tamborim

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Two tone bells played with a beater.

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Tall drum used mainly with hands

Caixa

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Snare drum

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Tall drum used mainly with hands

Surdo

• Bass drum used in Samba

• Two tone bells played with a beater.

• Small, round, hand-held drum played with a stick

• Tall drum used mainly with hands

Call and response

• Music that moves in step

• When the leader of an ensemble plays a 'call' and the players reply with a responding phrase

• A low, sustained note that is played throughout a piece of music

• When composers or performers blend two or more styles of music together