 The reco-reco is another recent addition to the roda. It is traditionally made from a thick hollowed reed like a section of sugar cane or bamboo, about 30 cm long. It may also be carved from a piece of wood. Its surface is corrugated and scraped with a wooden or metal stick to create a sharp but grainy sound. It is often substituted in street rodas with anything that has a corrugated surface, like sections of fencing, or plastic water bottles. The reco-reco is not very often seen in rodas but it is no stranger to them. Small reco-reco have a tendency to be lost in the sound of all the other instruments but a large well made reco-reco will carry and assert a character all of its own. It is not limited to scraping, it can also be tapped and a player is therefore capable of as much improvisation with this instrument as he may be with any other instrument in the roda. | 