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🧬 Material: Tropical hardwood = (ipê, jatobá, massaranduba) - Tuning peg (arame or tarracha): Made of wood, which is original (often metallic on traditional models). Allows you to adjust the tension of the string, and therefore the tuning of the sound.
Sound box (cabaça): Made from natural, pierced and dried calabash. Attached to the bow with a leather or string tie, and held against the belly when playing.
Can be varnished or raw, depending on the desired finish.
🎶 Sound type: Clear, high to medium
📦 Packaging: Individually
🎁 Ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!
👉 Shorter than the traditional berimbau (usually ~1.2 m), making it more portable and convenient for demonstration or experimental use.
📋 Fact sheet:
Name / Instrument
Boomerang Berimbau
Kind
Brazilian percussive string instrument
Origin
Brazil, used in capoeira
Composition
Wooden bow (biriba, jatobá or similar), steel rope, calabash resonator or gourd (cabaça)
Size
Varies depending on model (generally 1.2 to 1.5 m long)
Playing technique
Played with a stick (baqueta) and a stone or piece of wood (dobrão) to modulate the note. Body movements influence the resonance.
Use
Traditional Brazilian music, capoeira, percussion and Afro-Brazilian rhythms
Sound
Modulated single tone, vibrant and rhythmic resonance, can produce hypnotic effects
Accessories
Often delivered with baqueta and dobrão, sometimes carrying bag
Noticed
Can be used alone or in a set to accompany capoeira or traditional music
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