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reco-reco

/ ˈɛəʊˈɛəʊ /

noun

  1. a percussion instrument consisting of a ridged gourd or bamboo cane that is scraped with a piece of wood or metal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reco-reco1

C20: from a native Brazilian language
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Their fondness for the reco-reco, a scraper heard in nearly every track, particularly connected them to Brazilian samba and Dominican merengue, but those rhythms were transformed by Angolans’ own touch, tone and sensibility.

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