If you're not a fan of Brazilian music, chances are you're not already familiar with the pandeiro, a small hand-held frame drum that's similar in appearance to the tamborine. This unpretentious ...

One instrument can make all the difference. Scott Feiner traveled a circuitous path — shaped by some dramatic lifestyle changes — toward his current status as an accomplished player of the pandeiro, a ...

Just when you thought that there was very little left to be introduced to the world of jazz, here comes a New York City-born musician with a pandeiro (the Brazilian cousin of the tambourine) in his ...