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Position:Home>Performing Arts> How would you describe the instruments used in samba?Question:In the common samba you will have the classical guitar, the "cavaquinho" (looks like a very small guitar) , and the "Pandeiro" (a type of tambourine). During Carnival, the Samba performed on the street during the "samba parades" is called Samba enredo and that has a lot more percussion to it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavaquinho http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandeiro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_schoo... There is also Pagode a more modern form of samba that includes other instruments: "banjo", "tantan" and "repique de m?o" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo_%28sa... http://www.rhythmweb.com/tantan/index.ht... Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: In the common samba you will have the classical guitar, the "cavaquinho" (looks like a very small guitar) , and the "Pandeiro" (a type of tambourine). During Carnival, the Samba performed on the street during the "samba parades" is called Samba enredo and that has a lot more percussion to it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavaquinho http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandeiro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_schoo... There is also Pagode a more modern form of samba that includes other instruments: "banjo", "tantan" and "repique de m?o" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo_%28sa... http://www.rhythmweb.com/tantan/index.ht... very musical mainly percussion however, there is guitar, etc. http://www.tdsounds.co.uk/index.php?cNam... classical guitar (flamenco-ish) |