Repinique

The Repinique (also Repique, an older spelling is Repenique, in Portuguese male: o repinique, eg "the Repinique " ) is a small drum made of Brazilian percussion.

The sound of the drum body is 30 to 40 centimeters (12 to 16 inches ) high and has a diameter between 10 and 15 inches. It was originally made ​​of wood and there were goat skins stretched. For practical reasons, the skins were replaced with those made of nylon in the course of development of the drum. Today, the ensemble of metal, the skins of nylon, making the sound over time was higher and consists of metallic.

In the samba percussion the Repinique is precisely because of this sound often for " Calls" ( Portuguese: chamadas for "Cry " ) is used. It is used in Samba, but also played by some groups of the Samba Reggae such as Ilê Aiyê either with a wooden floor and a cash hand or with two thin plastic or wooden whips, such as from the group Olodum. Typical toque (Portuguese for "Play, rhythm pattern " ) of the instrument in Samba is the impact of the hand before the actual beat. In the musical structure of a samba percussion group ( Portuguese: bateria ) it complements the Tamborins, a small frame drum. The Samba Reggae the 3-2 clave, or are " upside down " bossa nova beat of the snare drum typical play patterns of the groups they play with two sticks.

A related version of the Repinique is the Bacurinha. It is smaller in diameter, slightly shorter and is played exclusively with two long thin rods. The group Timbalada it replaced the previously used Tamborins.