Watch a man playing a Brazilian musical bow called Berimbau

Watch a man playing a Brazilian musical bow called Berimbau

The berimbau, the leading instrument in the ensemble that accompanies the Brazilian martial art known as capoeira.
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    The Brazilian musical bow, berimbau.
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