The atabaque (Pronounced: Ah-tah-bah-keh) is a tall, wooden, Afro-Brazilian
hand drum. The shell is made traditionally of
Jacaranda wood from
Brazil. The head is traditionally made from calfskin. A system of ropes are intertwined around the body of the atabaque, securing the head to the top of the body. A metal ring, secured by the ropes, is positioned at the lower portion of the atabaque, and wooden wedges jammed between the body of the atabaque. One uses a hammer, very gently, to push up or push down these wedges, in turn, loosening or tightening the ropes, and thus tuning the sound of the Atabaque. The atabaque is used in
Capoeira,
Maculelê and the Afro-Brazilian religion of
Candomblé. It is considered sacred in
CandombléIn Brazil we have the best players , like master Romario Itacare see and listen playing Barravento at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZuqotpQhMU
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general term for a conical single-headed drum of Brazil; usually played in threes, each of different size.
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