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Tamborim

Pronounced like "tamborine" in Portuguese (the "m" is silent), this is a 6 to 8 inch finger drum that is tuned very high and struck very quick and sharp with a flexible stick. This instrument is equivalent to the soprano.

Timbalada

A musical rhythmic style of percussion from the northern part of Brazil that is not considered to be samba but is related. It too its roots from Africa.

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