Izzo Cuíca 10" × 30cm Stainless Steel Brazilian Samba Friction Drum - Izzo

Brazilian Izzo Cuíca — 10" Friction Drum for Samba

The cuíca is the unmistakable voice of Brazilian samba — that crying, laughing, talking sound that leads the bateria during Carnaval. This Izzo cuíca is built in Brazil with a stainless steel body and a genuine animal-skin head, tuned through 10 chrome tuning rods and played with a moistened cloth on the internal bamboo rod (gambito).

Highlights

• Authentic Brazilian samba friction drum, made by Izzo
• Stainless Steel shell — Stainless steel shells give a bright, cutting tone with sustain — the classic Brazilian samba sound projected over a full bateria.
• 10" diameter × 30 cm depth
• 10 chrome tuning rods for precise pitch control
• Genuine animal-skin head with internal bamboo rod (gambito)
• Tuning key included

Sound

Ten inches is the deep, bellowing voice that drives the back of a big bateria. Big surface, big throat, big presence — used by surdo-cuíca players in Carnaval-scale ensembles.

Specifications

• Brand: Izzo
• Body: Stainless Steel
• Diameter: 10"
• Depth: 30 cm
• Tuning rods: 10
• Head: animal skin with bamboo gambito
• Origin: Brazil

How to play

Hold the cuíca under your non-dominant arm with the open end facing forward. With a damp cotton cloth, run your fingers up and down the bamboo rod inside the drum while pressing lightly on the head with your thumb to bend the pitch. Practice gives you the iconic samba "crying" voice that defines Brazilian Carnaval percussion.

Made in Brazil. Imported and inspected before dispatch by Supermarket Brazil.