The berimbau is a one-stringed Brazilian instrument of African origin that has become central to the Afro-Brazilian acrobatic/spiritual/cultural/artistic/athletic form of sporting martial art known as capoeira. The berimbau plays slightly faster than the player/performer of capoeira (the capoeirista) moves, propelling him or her faster through the game.
COUNTRY: Brazil
KEY GENRES Capoeira
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