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Jun 15, 2021 · The agoge was the ancient Spartan education program, which trained male youths in the art of war. The word means "raising" in the sense of raising livestock from youth toward a specific purpose. The program was first instituted by the lawgiver Lycurgus (l. 9th century BCE) and was integral to Sparta ’s military strength and political power.
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Sep 21, 2022 · The agogo is a Brazilian national percussion instrument. Represents several bells of a conical shape, of different masses, sizes, interconnected. The smaller the bell, the higher the sound. During the Play, the structure is held so that the smallest bell is on top.
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Jan 19, 2023 · The name comes from ágogo (AH-go-go) meaning “double bell” in the tonal Yoruba language and is onomatopoeia for the two sounds it makes. In my classes for the Center for World Music we use the Afro-Brazilian agogô (ah-go-GO). The agogô is a type of handbell similar to our cowbell.
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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. The African agogô bell is also called the gangkogui or gonkogui. It is made of metal with each bell a different size.
