AgogĂ´
/ËĂŚÉĄÉËÉĄoĘ/noun
A Brazilian percussion instrument consisting of two or more joined metal bells struck with a stick.
Did you know?AgogĂ´ entered Brazilian music through Yoruba cultural influence, especially in religious and ceremonial traditions connected with CandomblĂŠ.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial period
Yoruba
agógò
âA bell or metal percussion instrument; the term is also associated with time and signaling.â
16thâ19th centuries
Portuguese
agogĂ´
âA borrowed name for a bell-like percussion instrument in Brazil.â
Colonial Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese
agogĂ´
âA pair or set of tuned metal bells played with a stick, used in Afro-Brazilian musical and religious traditions.â
20th Century
English
agogo
âAn English borrowing for the Brazilian or West African double bell.â
Modern English
English
agogĂ´
âA metal bell instrument used in samba, Afro-Brazilian music, and other percussion ensembles.â