For "Barravento" the following results were found: 11 products
Agogo Bahia L
€54.00*
Large agogo Bahia with with rustic finish, strong sound, long sustain, classic 2-bell agogoArtisan-made by Barravento
Handcrafted agogo
Rustic look and finish
The steel is treated with coconut oil to protect it from moisture, giving the instrument a rustic appearance
Powerful, unmuffled, deep tone with a long sustain and in minor thirds tuning
In Bahia, this agogo is typically played with a thin metal stick (a triangle stick, a reco reco stick or even an old fork will work well). Of course, a normal wood stick also works perfectly.
You can click the bells together when playing
Sizes:small bell: 14 x 5,5 cmlarge bell 16 x 6 cm
Good to know:In Brazil it is not common to tune agogos to certain tones or even to matching intervals, dissonance and individuality are therefore part of this instrument. This allows each agogo to sound slightly different, even if the model is the same.
Ganza Marcatu 60cm steel sheet
€61.00*
Ganza de Maracatu - extra large zinc sheet shaker with hard seed filling, 60 cm tubeYour band or Maracatu group is looking for a shaker with a strong and loud sound? Then you've found the right one! Zinc sheet sounds more rustical than aluminium, and if filled with hard tree seeds this ganza is a powerful instrument! Similar to the Cuban torpedo, you hold the ganza de Maracatu with both hands, each on one end. Rather than shaking simultaneously in one direction, you'd shift the rhythm between both hands, so the movement is against one another. This way of playing you will often find in latin percussion styles like Cumbia or Merengue, but also in the Maracatus. The rhythms is very pushing and causes serious cases of good mood! Of course you can also play the ganza classical, there is no limit to your creativity!
Hide head Alfaia 20'' wood rim
€54.00*
Hide head 20''- wood rim, Barravento - ideal for bumbos de Maracatu / alfaia skinBarravento tans his skins in a special way that allows the hide heads to be slightly roughened at the end. This gives these skins a high degree of authenticity in terms of sound characteristics, especially with Maracatu. Deep, strong bass sounds and a rustic look are typical for Barravento skins.Information about mounting hide heads:Natural heads tend to twist when they are unmounted due to different air humidity and temperature. When you are ready to put the head on your instrument and see that it is twisted, moisten (not soak!) the head carefully with a kitchen sponge, then put it on a flat surface and push the drum shell in the rim from above. Put your drum loosely back together and wait until the head is dry before putting any tension on it. Let it dry slowly in the air (best overnight), don't use heaters, hairdryers and don't leave it in the sun as it will make the head brittle and prone to tear.
Hand-gongue
€124.00*
Hand-forged Maracatú compact gongué from Barravento.Resonant and loud - manually forged hand gongué from the small Barravento artisan workshop in the northeast of Brazil. Traditional sound for Maracatus, oiled iron bell with short handle and powerful, typical sound characteristics.
Alfaia Uni
€336.00*
Alfaia Uni - Maracatu drumSimple design, light-weighted shell made out of several layers of plywood with a unicolour wood texture pattern.Reinforcement hoops are inserted at both the top and bottom end.Very stable tension hoops both made of 2 layers of solid wood.The outer layer of the alfaia is made of unicolored veneer.Foam material on the inside muffles the tone and produces the typical Maracatu thunder.Beautiful goatskin heads for both batter head and resonance head.Traditional string system for tension and tuning.Durable nylon tension strings.Barravento is the leading traditional alfaia manufacturer in Brazil. Their beautiful alfaias are not only played by all the traditionalists and outstanding Maracatú musicians, but also by the celebrities of the MPB, like Daniela Mercury or Chico Science´s Nação Zumbi.
Size / weight chart
size: 14'' 16'' 18'' 20'' 22''
weight: 1,8kg 3,5kg 4,5kg 5,2kg 6,1kg
Variants from €249.00*
Gongue large
€256.00*
Traditional Maracatu bell - large gongueRobust, hand-welded and approx. 2mm strong steel sheet is welded together to a bell. The gongue bell is made of 2 parts. The edges are neatly forged one above the other and then rivetted. The handle is demountable. The original Maracatu bells from Barravento have a strong and penetrant sound. The gongue appears in a rustical look, sound-technically they have the authentic, rough sound of iron which fits great to the archaic thunder of the alfaias.Due to being hand-welded, all Maracatu bells are unique pieces! Smaller differences amongst the instruments are quite probable. You may find that the thickness of the steel sheet varies slightly, which is why each bell has its own tone character.Barravento is a long-established and well-known manufacturer of traditional Maracatu instruments with his workshop in the North-east of Brazil.With a Barravento gongue you can be sure to have an authentic piece of Brazil in your hands!
Gongue stick nylon
€18.00*
Gongue stick - nylonYou think your gongue doesn´t sound loud enough or you find it annoying that your gongue stick wears out in a short time - here´s your solution: a thick, durable and hard stick made of white nylon. Ultra durable and produces loud sound!
Alfaia Zumbi 16'' without assembly
€249.00*
Maracatú drum with NAÇÃO ZUMBI designThis special finish with its light-colored middle stripes on a darker ground has gotten popular through NAÇÃO ZUMBI, Chico Science´s band.The lightweight shell is made of plywood with inserted reinforcement hoops at both the top and bottom end.The outer layer is made of dark veneer with light stripes.Foam material on the inner side of which is being played muffles the tone.Stringsystem for tension and tuning.Very stable tension hoops made of two layers of solid wood.Nylon tension strings.
Alfaia Zumbi 22'' without assembly
€340.00*
Maracatú drum with NAÇÃO ZUMBI designThis special finish with its light-colored middle stripes on a darker ground has gotten popular through NAÇÃO ZUMBI, Chico Science´s band.The lightweight shell is made of plywood with inserted reinforcement hoops at both the top and bottom end.The outer layer is made of dark veneer with light stripes.Beautiful goatskin heads for both playing head and resonance head.Stringsystem for tension and tuning.Very stable tension hoops made of two layers of solid wood.Nylon tension strings.
Ganza Marcatu 40cm
€47.00*
Ganza de Maracatu - large aluminium shaker filled with hard tree seeds, 40 cm tubeYour Maracatu group or Samba band is looking for a shaker with a strong and loud sound? Then you've found the right one! Aluminium has a slightly more delicate and less rustical sound than steel sheet. The tube is filled with hard tree seeds making this ganza a powerful instrument in your bloco! Similar to the Cuban torpedo, you hold the ganza de Maracatu with both hands, each on one end. Rather than shaking simultaneously in one direction, you'd shift the rhythm between both hands, so the movement shifted. This way of playing you will often find in latin percussion styles like Cumbia or Merengue, but also in the Maracatus. The rhythm is very forward and causes serious cases of good mood and dance fever!Of course you can also play the ganza in the classical way, there is no limit to your creativity!
Chocalho Caracaxá
€79.00*
CaracaxáA shaker instrument from Pernambuco with a very unusual appearance! The caracaxás have a futuristic and slightly odd design, but have their traditional origin in Brazil´s Northeast. There they are an important element of the Cabocolinho instrumental equipment. Usually one caracaxá is held in each hand. You move them alternating and like this they produce pushing and captivating complementary rhythms. Even only one caracaxá played alone can be a nice feature in a wide range of music styles. Caracaxás are filled with seeds, their sound is fine but loud!