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 ...

YouTube sensation Rob Scallon just won’t stop being metal in bizarre situations! The musician’s newest clip features Scallon rocking a berimbau, a one-stringed Brazilian instrument. A berimbau is ...

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 ...

A string, a stick, a gourd and a stone are all it takes to make a berimbau, the traditional instrument of Brazil. The string attaches to the stick like a bow, which is attached at the bottom to a ...

On today's show: Pastor Fran Leeman has been working on sustainable development projects in the Grande Anse River Valley in Haiti -- the area just struck by Hurricane Matthew -- for more than a decade ...

If you have ever seen capoeira, you have undoubtedly heard the music of a berimbau. If you are not familiar, Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that melds martial arts, acrobatics, and music. This ...

Cara Stacey receives funding from the NRF, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commision, SAMRO, and The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust. She is affiliated with the South African Society for Research in Music. It ...

The late Naná Vasconcelos helped put the berimbau on the world's musical map. Gregory Beyer of the group Arcomusical says Vasconcelos didn't just... Unraveling The Berimbau, A Simple Instrument With A ...