A Rare Find At Bachmann Lake

The Caxixi [ka shee-shee] rattle and stick

It has been years since seeing one of these in Brazil, but immediately recognized the instrument. It's a bit harder to explain  in as much as there are five parts to the instrument. So, after looking for a video on line, finally one that explains the instrument and allows you to hear the sound works best here. The link will be included after the images. The guy was very nice to confirm for me that it was, in fact, a birembau with a caxixi [ka shee-shee].Click on the link and be amazed.

Thanks to this guy, he confirmed the instrument was a birembau [beri-baw]

Up close

 Link to hear the sound generated and the instrument explained.