 The agogô is a pair of differently pitched cow bells set on a single handle played with a stick held in the other hand. Traditionally this instrument was made from a variety of disgarded metal objects like cans or machinery parts, crafted as best as possible into an instrument. It is an instrument that only arrived in the roda in more recent times as its popularity in other types of Brazilian music grew. The agogô is not always seen in the roda, but when present it fits in seamlessly. It has a very clear ring which carries over and above all the other instruments and for that reason should really only be played by a player who won't lose the beat. Typically a good agogô player will dance in and out of the beat improvising endlessly and never doing the same thing more than twice. | 