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	The Berimbau - Afro-Brazilian Percussion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The berimbau's origins are not entirely clear, but there is not much doubt on its African origin, as no Indigenous Brazilian or European people use musical bows, and very similar instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa.
		The berimbau consists of a wooden bow (verga — traditionally made from biriba wood, which grows in Brazil), about 4 to 5 feet long, with a steel string (arame - often pulled from the inside of an automobile tyre) tightly strung and secured from one end of the verga to the other.
		To play the berimbau, the player holds the berimbau in one hand, wrapping the two middle fingers around the verga, and placing the little finger under the cabaça's string loop, and balancing the weight there.
	www.theberimbau.co.uk (252 words)

	Berimbau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Brazilian martial art capoeira, where it commands how the capoeiristas move in the roda.
		The berimbau consists of a wooden bow (verga – traditionally made from biriba wood, which grows in Brazil), about 4 to 5 feet long (1.2 to 1.5 m), with a steel string (arame – often pulled from the inside of an automobile tire) tightly strung and secured from one end of the verga to the other.
		The berimbau's quality does not depend on the length of the verga or the size of the gourd, rather on the diameter and hardness of the verga's wood and the quality of the gourd.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berimbau (1763 words)

	berimbau
		It focuses not only on the historical development and traditional use of berimbau in Brazil but also on its subsequent technical and timbral development in popular musics.
		The berimbau is composed of a bow-like body, however rather than shooting arrows the performer strikes the cord with a stick.
		Traditionally the string of the berimbau was made from vine or similar natural material.
	www.rhythmweb.com /berimbau (824 words)

	Berimbau
		When for example a fighting threatens get out of hand, the one which play on the berimbau, be possible to decide to reduce the tempo with the berimbau and therefore also in the game the movements to slow down.
		The consonance cupboard of the berimbau is held for the raises of the abdomen.
		The viol berimbau is most difficult of three play on because she must bring out variaties on basis rhythm.
	www.berimbau.info /catalog/berimbau.php?language=en (395 words)

	Berimbau Page
		Berimbau was also a mean of communication used by slaves to prevent to be understood by their bosses and is considered a sacred instrument.
		Is made by a wooden arc (a special kind of wood called Biriba), a wire from end to end and a gourd (cabassa plant) opened on one side (resonator) attached with a piece of cord at the lower side of the arc (20cm from the bottom).
		To play berimbau You need a stick to strike the wire, a stone or a coin which is held against the wire and one ore more caxixi.
	www.congaplace.com /instrument/berimbau/berimbau.php (270 words)

	Drum Journey - N. Scott Robinson Article - Berimbau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Baden Powell and others brought the berimbau to the attention of musicians outside Brazil in afro-samba songs that mimicked the sound and rhythm of the berimbau on the guitar.
		By 1975, Temiz had developed a completely new technical approach to the berimbau, involving numerous effects — pedals, microphones and a free-hand grip similar to that used for the violin, where the instrument is held between the chin and the shoulder, so that both hands were free for playing.
		Because of the various styles of music in which the berimbau was increasingly used, new techniques were developed to better meet the challenges of berimbau performance outside of capoeira.
	www.drumjourney.com /articles/srobinsb1.htm (2306 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The berimbau is made of a hard wooden bow, approximately 1.5 meters long, known as a verga and is strung with a steel wire called an arame which is usually taken from an old tyre.
		The wire for the Berimbau is usually removed from the inside of a car tyre, and a loop should be made at each end.The bottom end goes on the peg and a length of shoelace or similar tied to the top.
		Berimbaus should be made from biriba wood, a wood native to Brazil known for it's strength, flexebilty and sound properties.
	www.gowiththeflow.nl /music/berimbau.html (1420 words)

	Berimbau Workshop 2006
		During the jogo de capoeira, the berimbau is a symbol of authority...
		The berimbau is an instrument of the chordophone family known by the melodic hi-lo sounds from a steel string: lo sound from a fundamental, open string and hi sound from a coin pressing the string.
		In capoeira the berimbau provides rhythmic feeling for the game and song patterns with two melodic sounds (hi-lo), a buzz sound or tremolo effect (repique), gourd effect (wah-wah), and caxixi solo.
	www.abadacapoeira.com /html/berimbau.workshop.html (385 words)

	Capoeira Instruments: Association of Schools of Capoeira
		The berimbau is one of the oldest string instruments in the world, and was brought to Brazil by the African slaves.
		In Capoeira Angola three types of berimbau are used: Gunga or bass berimbau plays the base rhythm (usually played by the master of the roda), the Médio or middle-pitched berimbau plays the base rhythm with variations, and the Viola or highest pitched berimbau improvises with the rhythm.
		The berimbau is used in Capoeira and Samba de Roda, and although it has been used in other types of music (the Brazilian heavy metal group Sepultura uses it sometimes), many people say that you can't have Capoeira without a berimbau, and you can't have a berimbau without Capoeira.
	www.melcapoeira.netfirms.com /instrum.htm (1203 words)

	berimbau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The berimbau is a musical bow used in the capoeira, a marshal arts dance from Baiha.
		The low note is an open string, the high note has the coin pressing solidly against the string, and the buzz note has the coin held loosely against the string so a buzzing sound is heard.
		The berimbau was imported from Africa, using the high/low note system and buzzing timbres characteristic of African music.
	www.engineering.usu.edu /ece/faculty/wheeler/Instruments/berimbau.html (159 words)

	Berimbau capoeira music: capoeirista.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The berimbau looks like a bow tightly tied with a steel wire, or arame, which is extracted from the inside of car tires.
		The string used to secure the cabaça to the berimbau is also used to balance the berimbau on the smallest finger of the hand.
		To vary the sound, a rock or dobrão, held in the same hand as the berimbau, is pressed against the arame.
	www.capoeirista.com /music_berimbau.html (170 words)

	N. Scott Robinson-World Music and Percussion, Frame Drums, Riq, Tambourines
		Brazilian Dinho Nascimento built a large bass berimbau, called berimbum, which used the string and tuning hardware of an acoustic bass (American instrument makers Gino Zenobia and Matt Collins continue to produce berimbau with built in tuning hardware).
		Also played horizontally, the marimbau (1 or 2 string versions, also as marimbal) is not a musical bow but is played with a stick and a slider achieving a melodic effect that sounds similar to the berimbau de bacia (as does the unrelated blues monochord from the southern USA known as diddley bow).
		The berimbau has been used in new age and music therapy genres with recordings by anthropologist Michael Harner of The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, among others.
	www.nscottrobinson.com /berimbau.php (3062 words)

	Capoeira Berimbaus \| VirtualCapoeira.com
		Don't be caught with a poor sounding berimbau because it wasn't correctly married or is too old to produce a crisp sound.
		As a berimbau gets used, the verga loses its resistance, making it unable to keep the wire as taut as it once did, affecting the tone quality.
		Each berimbau is equipped complete with a verga, married cabaça, arame, baqueta, caixixi, and a stone dobrão.
	www.virtualcapoeira.com /berimbaus.htm (150 words)

	Berimbau de Boca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The "berimbau de boca" also known as "marimbau" or "marimba", is a small arched metal instrument.
		The instrument is placed on the teeth; the mouth does the resonance.
		Today, the berimbau de boca is not used any more, even though very few old time masters, especially angola mestres still know how to play it.
	www.capoeiranyc.com /berimbaudeboca.html (62 words)

	Capoeira Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Made by Mestre Olavo, one of the greatest berimbau makers in the world.
		Berimbaus come with verga (bow), cabasa (gourd), baqueta (stick) and arame (wire).
		Berimbaus can come with some small cracks on the verga, it does not mean the berimbau is broken and it does not affect the sound.
	www.capoeiraarts.com /instruments/berimbaus.htm (113 words)

	E.J.N. - NANA VASCONCELOS
		Prodded by intense curiosity and an inquisitive ear that led him from the music of Brazil's greatest composer, Villa Lobos, to Jimi Hendrix, Nana came to learn all the Brazialian percussion instruments and, by the early Sixties, came to specialize in the berimbau*.
		* the berimbau is an instrument that resembles a bow strung with steel wire, with a resonating gourd at the bottom.
		The berimbau was brought to Brazil from Africa and is used to accompany capoeira, a martial art that combines dancing and fighting.
	www.ejn.it /mus/vasconce.htm (679 words)

	Capoeira CDs: Brazilian Music For Capoeira & Berimbau
		Capoeira Angola, formerly a regional Brazilian form of self-defense and dance, has its roots in African traditions and is becoming popular in urban centers around the world, growing into a widely taught art form and philosophy.
		This call-and-response singing is accompanied by compelling rhythms played on berimbau and percussion instruments that express and control the performance of the Capoeira fight/dance.
		Listening to this music without actually seeing the astounding acrobatics and physical movement of the capoeira martial art form is sort of like listening to a movie soundtrack without the movie: you miss the visual aspect, but it allows you to hear the music more fully.
	www.thebraziliansound.com /capoeira.htm (442 words)

	International Trade Forum - The quarterly magazine of the International Trade Centre: Reducing Poverty Through Trade: ...
		The Berimbau project’s success in fostering sustainable community development is reflected in the smile of ITC Executive Director J. Denis Bélisle and the delight of the Brazilian children he is meeting.
		“Berimbau, Berimbau, Berimbau: It is a wire and a piece of wood,” sing the women of the Sauípe region of the Brazilian state of Bahia.
		“The first big step of Berimbau was born of the awareness that a socially responsible attitude was needed,” says Marcella Ferri, coordinator of the Association of Artisans of Porto de Sauípe.
	www.tradeforum.org /news/fullstory.php/aid/788 (1589 words)

	Collins Rhythmcraft - Berimbau
		The Berimbau consists of a wooden bow with a metal wire and a gourd resonator.
		Most Berimbaus have the bow wire or string wrapped around the wood at the top and bottom for tension.
		By adding two metal bridges to isolate the wire from the wood Matt gives his Berimbaus the ability to sustain notes longer.
	kalimbas.com /berimbau.htm (224 words)

	Capoeira Music Instruments
		Of African origin, the berimbau is used extensively in capoeira.
		It has an unusual timbre produced by striking a rod and a ring or coin on a metal string attached to a bow with a resonating dried gourd.
		Said to "command the circle", the berimbau determines the kind of game(angola, regional, etc.) by playing the appropriate rhythm or toque.
	www.capoeirasantabarbara.com /instruments.html (528 words)

	Capoeira Arts Cafe - Music
		To string the berimbau, bend the verga by applying pressure with your knee and pull the wire tight with one hand.
		First you place the caxixí in your favored hand slipping your middle and ring finger into the loop.
		Your pointer finger and thumb hold the dobrão in between the verga and the arame.
	www.capoeira.bz /music/berimbau.html (245 words)

	Brazilian Berimbau
		In Africa, the musical bow is primarily a solo instrument, whereas in Brazil Berimbau has developed into an ensemble instrument, used most often in capoeira and samba.
		The Brazilian berimbau, a wooden pole about 56 inches long, is held in the left hand, the string struck with the small stick held in the other hand.
		Capoeira rhythms on the berimbau sound at first like an alternation between two basic tones: a high note produced by coin or stone, and a low note on the open string.
	www.larkinthemorning.com /product.asp?pn=PER107 (217 words)

	Berimbau Plain Version.
		We also carry all of the accessories for this Berimbau.
		This Berimbau comes with all items needed to play accept the coin, which can be purchased separately.
		Also, to ensure integrity of the instrument, it will be shipped in 2 separate packages, and the bow will be un-strung.
	www.thedrummerslounge.com /Storefront_Large_Berimbau_Plain.htm (142 words)

	Berimbau
		Our berimbaus are professional quality, they are NOT the berimbaus for tourists sold at Mercato Modelo that are good only to hang on the walls.
		These berimbaus are made to play and to make their beautiful voices heard in the rodas!
		This is due to the fact that the berimbau is shipped in two parts and the verga is oversize but our shopping cart cannot calculate this and we don't want to increase the basic price for the majority of customers that choose normal shipping.
	www.capoeira-shop.com /berimbau.html (623 words)

	8notes.com - The Brazilian Berimbau
		Free Sheet Music, Riffs, Lessons and Tools for musicians who play.
		"O berimbau e um instrumento feito de uma corda so.
		A free demo illustrating the correct handling technique and sounds produced can de downloaded from www.bridgesto.com
	www.8notes.com /articles/berimbau.asp (790 words)

	3D ATTACK - CAPOEIRA-Project (Berimbau)
		A Capoeirista (a Martial-arts guy of capoeira) which will be animated in grafitty style.
		So we are going to render several shots of him, walking, waiting, playing the berimbau, making the jinga (the basic capoeira move) and lots more.
		I modeled out the Berimbau (instrument) a little further and added the stone and the stick.
	3dattack.net /forum/showthread.php?t=1372 (479 words)

	global_capoeira: DaRua Berimbau Basics
		af895) got together with me yesterday and we filmed the basic elements of playing a berimbau, with exercises that have helped me develop (I've been playing seriously for 4 years now, busking over the last year).
		This is probably the most helpful thing involving the Berimbau I've encountered so far, outside of hands-on learning.
		i'm definately going to be using those 5 basic berimbau exercises.
	community.livejournal.com /global_capoeira/95441.html (708 words)

	eBay.co.uk - Berimbau, String, Musical Instruments items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		BERIMBAU - BRAZIU XPLOZIAN 12" ATLANTIC JAXX RECORDS
		DION & BELMONTS - BERIMBAU - SUPERB(BEST?) VERSION-RARE
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	search.ebay.co.uk /Berimbau_W0QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1 (168 words)

	berimbau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This type of musical bow is found throughout Africa and South Africa.
		Some examples are: the kichikalangl, berimbau, oghubus, and pluriarc.
		Once the instruments are complete, spray each instrument with acrylic varnish to seal the paint.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /schools/bealles/touchette/bowless.htm (369 words)

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