Cuicas
10" Meinl Aluminium Cuica.
A brilliant cuica for street samba. Awesome Meinl build quality with counter sunk bolt lugs and easy to transport, being a solid but lightweight aluminium body.
A cuica, sometimes known as a monkey drum, is a friction drum where you rub the internal stick with a damp cloth!
Heavy duty 8" Cuica from Gope with natural head and 8 tuning rods
The 'cuica' is a Brazilian friction drum. An instrument which is rather unique in that it has a large pitch range controlled by the player via a large stick fixed to the centre of the drum head. The stick is rosined and rubbed with a damp cloth - this produces the sound - whilst the players other hand applies pressure to the drum head in order to change the pitch It is a comparatively small drum, especially when compared to the more common Surdo found in samba groups but is lightweight and easy to carry.
Made with a sturdy stainless steel shell and chrome plated hardware, this cuica is built to last, perfect for heavy use in samba.
- The light weight and solid construction
- Size: 6"
- Aluminum body
- Hand selected goat heads
- Includes: Tuning key
Compact 8'' cuica for all occasions by Contemporanea
- The cuica produces its mad, monkey like rhythmic sound by means of a thin bamboo stick attached to a drum head which is, in turn, mounted on a drum shell
- The player rubs the stick with a piece of damp cloth and applies varying pressure to the drum head creating the characteristic almost human wailing sound
- We supply, when available, instruments from Gope, Artcelsior, Remo, Contemporanea and others, together with spare cuica heads and sticks