Frigideira

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The frigideira ( Portuguese for frying pan ) is a Brazilian percussion instrument that is played in the samba .

The serve idiophon looks like a small tin frying pan and is struck with a thin steel stick, a nylon stick with a metal head or occasionally with a softer-sounding wooden stick. Originally it was an improvised instrument from the kitchen, today frigideiras are specially made as musical instruments. The frigideira is played like a tamborim ; In a double version, in which two plates are forked together at their stems, the playing technique is similar to the double bell Agogô .