Jackson do Pandeiro Jackson do Pandeiro José Gomes Filho (August 31, 1919 – July 10, 1982), more commonly known as Jackson do Pandeiro (), was a Brazilian percussionist and singer. Jackson was born in Paraíba, Brazil, a region in the northeast of the country. His mother, Flora Mourão, was a musician and singer who played several percussion instruments. As a child he had originally wanted to play the accordion, but his parents could not afford it and bought him a pandeiro, a type of tambourine, in its place. He began playing music with the zabumba, however, in order to assist his mother in
Pandeiro one can run a finger along the head to produce a roll. The Pandeiro is used in a number of Brazilian music forms, such as samba, choro, coco, and capoeira music. The Brazilian Pandeiro derives from the pandeireta or pandereta of Spain and Portugal. The term "Pandeiro" was previously used to describe a square double-skinned frame drum, often with a bell inside; such an instrument is now known by the term "adufe" in Spain and Portugal. It is derived from an earlier Arabic or Moorish instrument still found in North Africa. The term "pandeiro" ("pandero" in Asturian) is still used