An insightful article on stringing up and playing the [Berimbau](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau):
> The Berimbau is the main instrument of Capoeira. It is held and played by the Mestre to command the Capoeira game, or jogo, during a Capoeira roda. There are distinct rhythms played that dictate the game to be played by the participants. Although it is seemingly a simplistic and primitive looking instrument, the sounds it creates is complex in both tonality and rhythm.
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