Agogô

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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What Wikipedia says

An agogô (Yoruba: ['aɡoɡo]) is idiophone bell percussion instrument. With origins in West African music, it is now commonly used in traditional and popular Brazilian music. Agogôs are typically made from two cone-shaped pieces of metal with different pitches.

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