Gunga É Meu

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

Song Lyrics


History and sentiment behind song

This is a song intoning the importance of the berimbau gunga, or the bass berimbau, which controls the game and sets the pace for the roda. This song sets quite a hypnotic rhythm.


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