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THE MUSIC
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Capoeira is one of the rarer martial arts,
in being totally dependant on music to control the pace and tempo of the game.
The main musical instrument of Capoeira is a single string bow about 1.5 metres
long with a gourd attached to act as a soundbox.The sound of the Berimbau is
produced by hitting the string and pressing a stone or coin against the string
as it is struck. he other instruments comprise mainly of , The Pandeiro (or
tambourine) , and the Atabaque (drums).The intensity, speed and structure of
the game is dictated, in conjunction with the drums, by the rhythm of the the
Berimbau .The Capoerist moves to the rhythm and as the tempo increases so does
the pace of the game. |
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