Definitions
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- noun A
Brazilian friction drum often used insamba music.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He plays cuica, which is a traditional samba instrument, and he's 85-years-old.
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Fellow Brooklynite Captain Planet injects a slice of Brazil into Center's upbeat and highly danceable "Center's Groove," the cuica chatting boldly underneath the keys and brass.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Songs of Wonder and Planetary Grooves Derek Beres 2011
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Fellow Brooklynite Captain Planet injects a slice of Brazil into Center's upbeat and highly danceable "Center's Groove," the cuica chatting boldly underneath the keys and brass.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Songs of Wonder and Planetary Grooves Derek Beres 2011
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This unique style, as showcased in their October release "After the Carnaval," layers brazilian guitar, cavaquinho and cuica timbres (among others) over funky grooves to swaddle vocals that alternate between English to Portuguese.
Gabriel Beltrone: Top 10 Global Artists to Check Out in 2009 2009
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_Q. n._, ca otonac, ca otlatuic ca ye cuico ca ye cuica centeotl in quetzalcocox.
Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl Various 1868
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Music curriculum: An introduction to instruments such as a kazoo, a trombone, a Brazilian cuica, wood block frog and a spring drum.
unknown title 2009
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