Agogô
Modern Agogô bell | |
| Other names | gan gan (smaller version) |
|---|---|
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.242 (Bells) |
| Timbre | Bright, uniform |
| Volume | Medium to loud |
| Attack | Fast |
| Decay | Medium |
An agogô (Yoruba: agogo, meaning bell) is a single or a multiple bell now used throughout the world but with origins in traditional Yoruba and Edo music and also in the samba baterias (percussion ensembles). The agogô may be the oldest samba instrument and was based on West African Yoruba single or double bells. The agogô has the highest pitch of any of the bateria instruments.