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Angolan Capoeira

This is the other style of Capoeira known as Angolan Capoeira. This style is more traditional with slow deliberate moves. In the background you can see the instruments that give Capoeira its dancing quality. Besides the several types of drums the barim-bau is played. The barim-bau is the long instrument that looks like a bow held backwards. The metal string is struck with a small stone and the tone may be affected by the coconut shaped bowl attached to the bottom by pressing it against the player’s body.