#2758: O Berimbau

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Known for being the subject matter of a popular song by Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell, the berimbau is a single-string, bow-shaped percussion from Brazil, whose origins are most likely African. The berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira and is also a part of the magico-religious Candomblé-de-Caboclo tradition. For this New Sounds program, we'll hear the instrument in various new music settings, in works by Nana Vasconcelos, Cyro Baptista, Celso Fonseca, Ramiro Musotto, and more.

PROGRAM #2758, New Music for Berimbau (First aired on Tuesday, 1/22/08)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Ramiro Musotto	Civilizacao & Barbarye	Gwyra Mi [4:30]	Circular Moves #7027 www.ramiromusotto.com *
Cyro Baptista	Vira Loucos	Cantiga [5:30]	Avant #061 Out of print. But try auction sites or Amazon.com*
Ramiro Musotto	Civilizacao & Barbarye	Majno Ma Bi [3:30]	See above.
David Watson	Skirl	Skirl Repeater [2:00]	Avant #077 Available on Amazon.com*
Bossacucanova	Revisited Classics	O Berimbau [4:30]	Six Degrees #1010 ** www.sixdegreesrecords.com*
Nana Vasconcelos	Saudades	O Berimbau, excerpt [8:00]	ECM #1147 www.ecmrecords.com *
Celso Fonseca	Natural	Teu Sorriso [5:30]	Six Degrees #1086** www.sixdegreesrecords.com*
Various Artists: Virginia Rodrigues	Brasil 2 Mil	Negrume DaNoite [4:30]	Six Degrees #1017 ** www.sixdegreesrecords.com*
Airto Moreira	The Other Side of This	Dom-Um [6:00]	Rykodisc #10207 www.rykodisc.com*

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