Traditional drums used in Candomble exposed at Emilia Biancardi's Center/Museum inPelourinho, Salvador, Bahia. Emilia is a visionary who all Capoeiristas and artists from the Afro-Brazilian Folcloric world owes a lot. She opened many doors for many people including myself through her dance company Viva Bahia.
As explained in her Museum in Peourinho (you should all visit it when you are there):
Atabaques are characteristic drums of the religious manifestation of the Candomblé in Brazil, especially in Bahia. It is played with the hand or with a stick called agdavi.
There are three different sorts of traditional atabaques: The Rum, The Rumpi and the Lé respectively big, medium, and small atabatuqes. the Rum is the atabaque that has a bass register, the Rumpi has the medium register, and the Lé has the treble register.
Capoeiristas...do you note any resemblance?
Salve Mestra Emilia e obrigado por tudo!
