Tamborim Baqueta – Tamborim stick – Tamborim beater 36cm and 40cm lengths With 3 rods and black wrapped handle. Rods are black, white, or mixed colors (two white and one black). Used for playing tamborim in a bateria. The tapered, flexible rods allow the stick to bend while playing and produce a loud sound. This style of stick is used in almost all Rio samba schools and blocos. Made by Thalita Santos, director of tamborims for Vila Isabel samba school in Rio de Janeiro.
