page_title: Agogô
section_title: Rhythmic patterns
hierarchical_section_title: Agogô / Rhythmic patterns
caption_attribution_description: dr clave own work Brazilian bell patterns
context_page_description: An agogô is a single or a multiple
  bell now used throughout the world but with origins in traditional Yoruba and Edo music and also in the samba baterias. The agogô may be the oldest samba instrument and was based on West African Yoruba single or double bells. The agogô has the highest pitch of any of the bateria instruments.
context_section_description: Bell pattern 1 is the most basic, or archetypal pattern. It is the 4/4 form of what is known in ethnomusicology as the standard pattern, and known in Cuba as  clave. Pattern 1 is used in maculelê and some Candomblé and Macumba rhythms.  Bell 2 is used in afoxê and can be thought of as pattern 1 embellished with four additional strokes. Bell 3 is used in batucada. Pattern 4 is the maracatu bell and can be thought of as pattern 1 embellished with four additional strokes.
caption: Afro-Brazilian agogo bell patterns. About this soundPlay 1 (help·info), About this sound2 (help·info), About this sound3 (help·info), About this sound4 (help·info)