- Repinique
A repinique - pronounced (Hep-in-ee-key) - is a two-headed
Brazil iandrum used insamba "bateria s" (percussion ensembles). It is used in theRio de Janeiro andSão Paulo Carnival baterias and in the baterias ofBahia , where it is known as "repique". It is equivalent to the tom-tom in the non-Brazilian drum kit. It is tuned very high to produce a tone that cuts through the sound of the rest of the bateria.Typically its body is made of metal. The heads, of nylon, are tightened through the use of metal tuning rods. The instrument is usually smaller in diameter than the Brazilian
caixa (snare drum) but several inches longer in height and lacking a snare. It is carried using a shoulder strap attached to one of the tuning rods. In Rio-style samba it is played with one wooden stick and one hand. In Bahia it is played with two wooden sticks usually but in some cases also like the Rio-style (the "bloco afro"Ilê Aiyê for example). It may also be played with two thin plastic "whippy" sticks.."Baterias" commonly include a group of repinique players whose patterns set the tempo to which the rest of the "bateria" plays by elaborating on the basic "1-2-3-4" rhythmic structure typical of samba. The repinique is also often used by the musical director as a lead instrument, producing calls to which the rest of the "bateria" responds in a set fashion.
External links
* [http://www.brasilando.com/index.php?cPath=65_86 Repinique (Brasilando.com)]
* [http://www.tdsounds.co.uk/index.php?cName=drums-and-instruments-repinique Repinique (Traditional Sounds of Samba)]
* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcelo/music/sound/ Bateria Sounds]
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