Last year, Brazil lost one of its most famous musicians: Naná Vasconcelos, who put an instrument called the berimbau on the world's musical map. It's a kind of bow with a gourd attached, and it is the ...

YouTube sensation Rob Scallon just won’t stop being metal in bizarre situations! The musician’s newest clip features Scallon rocking a berimbau, a one-stringed Brazilian instrument. A berimbau is ...

One of the great Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell’s signature songs is called “Berimbau”. It truly signifies Brazilian musical culture, and has been celebrated by cover versions of countless artists ...

If you have ever seen capoeira, you have undoubtedly heard the music of a berimbau. If you are not familiar, Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that melds martial arts, acrobatics, and music. This ...

In a city that boasts global cuisines, the recently opened Berimbau Brazilian Table in midtown Manhattan is a stand-out. The restaurant draws its name and spirit from the berimbau, the soulful ...

In New York, it’s almost a badge of pride to successfully operate a dining room out of a narrow spot in a tucked away part of the neighborhood—and to do it well for 15 years running is a badge indeed.

Whether they play guitar, harmonica, piano or any other instrument, musicians cherish the tools of their trade. And often, there's a story behind where the instrument came from — or from whom — or ...

Berimbau NYC. Photo Credit: Markos Papadatos. Berimbau NYC. Photo Credit: Markos Papadatos. On Sunday, November 30th, this journalist had the opportunity to dine at Berimbau NYC for dinner at its ...

The late Naná Vasconcelos helped put the berimbau on the world's musical map. Gregory Beyer of the group Arcomusical says Vasconcelos didn't just... Unraveling The Berimbau, A Simple Instrument With A ...