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1. Matt, it would be helpful to know what lanuage this is, and/or where the music originated. It sounds like a samba beat, probably Portuguese, so I’m guessing Brazil. With those assumptions, I Googled “Brazilian musical instruments” and came up with a good possibility: The Cuica (the “i” should be accented).

   Nice song, by the way!

   

   Steve

   September 3, 2009 at 3:00 pm

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2. It’s a Cuíca. I only know this because my wife is Brazilian. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%ADca

   

   sirstucco

   September 3, 2009 at 3:01 pm

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3. Hey you, this is a Brazilian song and the name of the instrument is cuica. Take a look at You Tube. Search for cuica.

   

   Rodrigo

   September 3, 2009 at 3:01 pm

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4. It’s a Cuíca! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%ADca

   I listen to a lot of samba music

   

   Coley

   September 3, 2009 at 3:03 pm

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5. I believe that is a human voice.

   

   Jeremy Zilar

   September 3, 2009 at 3:05 pm

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6. Berimbau

   

   zeldman

   September 3, 2009 at 3:05 pm

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   • No, the others are right, it’s cuíca. Berimbau is this one: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau_de_peito, quite different, but also Brazilian .
     By the way, this song is called “Sonho meu” (my dream) and the authors are Dona Yvonne Lara and Delcio Carvalho. I don’t know who is singing, though.

     

     Cátia Kitahara

     September 3, 2009 at 4:21 pm

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7. “Cuíca”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%ADca

   

   

   Guilherme Aguiar

   September 3, 2009 at 3:05 pm

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8. I think you could make that noise on a clarinet. (Or at least, it sounds a bit like the weird squeaks I used to make when I was first learning )

   

   Sue Bailey

   September 3, 2009 at 3:07 pm

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9. Matt, it’s a Cuica – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqS2hw2fL2A

   

   Ryan Schwartz

   September 3, 2009 at 3:12 pm

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10. Sounds just like the one that does donkey-like sounds in Beck’s “Tropicalia”…

    

    Xavier

    September 3, 2009 at 3:15 pm

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11. it’s called cuica

    

    simo

    September 3, 2009 at 3:17 pm

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12. And there you have it:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicalia_%28song%29
    …then…
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%ADca
    …then…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqh2wWIMDAA

    Sounds about right.

    

    Xavier

    September 3, 2009 at 3:18 pm

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13. it’s also very lol to play http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBfddHxQ9YU

    

    simo

    September 3, 2009 at 3:18 pm

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14. Hi Ma.tt:
    It’s a Brazilian instrument. “Cuica” is its name.

    Here is some online info
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU-hfkxljKQ
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%ADca

    

    pog8tor

    September 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm

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15. Sonho Meu, I love that song.
    Normally that is human sound and you can hear it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ7r_yRILEw – in few places during the song.

    

    Труден

    September 3, 2009 at 3:46 pm

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16. Pronnounced “coo-eeh-kah”.. By the way, who is this singer? Moska?

    

    Robinson

    September 3, 2009 at 5:15 pm

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17. It’s tuned a bit high for a cuica; they’re usually pitched several octaves lower than that. There’s a good chance it’s actually a buhay, a very similar instrument from the Ukraine which has been picking up popularity in Samba for its similar variant sound.

    Cuica:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqh2wWIMDAA

    Buhay:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tlLrEphmoI

    Mickey Mouse’s early whistling, such as in Steamboat Willie, was a buhay. (Sometimes you’ll see them called b[o|u]chka or berebenytsia.)

    

    John Haugeland

    September 6, 2009 at 4:52 pm

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18. Er, sorry. For clarity, the Buhay in that video is what’s making the sort of bird-ish noises.

    

    John Haugeland

    September 6, 2009 at 4:56 pm

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19. Hi Matt,

    I have no idea what instrument that is, but it is funny. By the way, where did you find that song?

    Thanks,
    Trisho

    

    Trisho

    September 15, 2009 at 12:41 am

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    • It’s from the “Woman on Top” soundtrack.

      

      Matt

      September 15, 2009 at 6:20 am

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20. Thank you for asking this question and thanks to those who answered; you all have helped resolve a burning question amongst several of us in my office who like samba/bossa nova!!!

    

    Elizabeth

    November 9, 2009 at 4:49 pm

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