Last year, Brazil lost one of its most famous musicians: Naná Vasconcelos, who put an instrument called the berimbau on the world's musical map. It's a kind of bow with a gourd attached, and it is the ...

One of the great Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell’s signature songs is called “Berimbau”. It truly signifies Brazilian musical culture, and has been celebrated by cover versions of countless artists ...

Whether they play guitar, harmonica, piano or any other instrument, musicians cherish the tools of their trade. And often, there's a story behind where the instrument came from — or from whom — or ...