I’ve been wondering about this for a long time.
In brazilian pop, for example tropicalia and bossa, there are sometime these monkey like-sounds. I assume it’s a funny instrument, but I have no idea what.
I have a sound example of it. Typically enough, it’s not brazilian, but it’s the very same sound I’m speaking of:
You can hear it clearly at 0:02 and 0:06.
Also, if you have songs that feature this sound, please share!
It’s a Cuíca, I think.
On closer listening, I’m starting to think it may be an ocarina, a type of recorder-like flute…
Actually, cuica might be right, because I hear the sound in the songs mentioned in your wikipedia article.
Though it seems insane that a *drum *can sound like that. I would’ve guessed it was some kind of flute.
Here it is in action:
It’s insane. I must own one.
Too late to answer, but I think it’s funny that I knew exactly what you meant by “monkey sound” in the thread title.