Gonguê Explained

Gonguê
Background:Percussion
Names:Gonguê bell
Classification:Percussion
Hornbostel Sachs:111.242.11
Hornbostel Sachs Desc:Resting bells whose opening faces upward

Gonguê (or Gonguê bell) is a Brazilian percussion instrument.[1] [2] It is a type of cowbell consisting of a big, flat iron bell, measuring from 20-, and a cable that serves as a support. The Gonguê is usually played with a metal drumstick, and it is typically used in north-eastern Brazilian music, accentuating the beats and doing rhythmic phrases, generally formed by off-beats and syncopated patterns. To avoid fatigue, players normally support it against the body. Due to its size, the Gonguê has a loud and strident sound, more clangorous than other types of cowbells.

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  1. Book: Marcondes, Marcos Antônio . Enciclopédia da música brasileira: popular, erudita e folclórica . 1998 . Art Editora . 978-85-7402-053-2 . pt-BR.
  2. Metz . Jerry D. . 2008 . Cultural Geographies of Afro-Brazilian Symbolic Practice: Tradition and Change in Maracatu de Nação (Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil) . Latin American Music Review . 29 . 1 . 64–95 . 10.1353/lat.0.0001 . 142728672 . 1536-0199.