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Percussionists play instruments known the world over — snare and bass drums — but also traditional local instruments like the tamborim hand drum, the cuica friction drum, the double-sided repique, metal shakers known as chocalhos and the agogo, a two-headed cowbell originating in West Africa.
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In October 2021 a twin-engine plane, killing the pilot and a UPS delivery driver on the ground and burning homes.