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noun - a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans
noun - a percussion instrument
MARACAS - Maraca ( pronunciation ), sometimes called rumba shaker, shac-shac, and various other names, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean an...
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| To perform Prokofiev's "Romeo & Juliet" an orchestra needs a pair of these gourd rattles |
| Modern versions of these Latin American rattles contain lead shot rather than beads or seeds |
| Used in pairs, these instruments are heard in many kinds of Latin music |
| Almost always played in pairs, these rattles originated among the Indians of South America |
| Percussion gourds filled with beads or beans |
| Originally bean-containing dried gourds on handles, they were named by the Tupi of South America |
| Popular withLatin dance bands,this instrumentis made from a gourd |
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| Plural form of maraca. |
| a hollow gourd or gourd-shaped container filled with beans, pebbles, or similar objects, forming one of a pair and shaken as a percussion instrument in Latin American music. |
| a musical instrument consisting of two hollow containers filled with beans or small stones. They are shaken to provide the rhythm for some types of music. |
| A percussion instrument in the form of a hollow gourd or gourd-shaped container filled with dried beans or similar objects and played, usually in pairs, by being shaken. |
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| Maraca ( pronunciation ), sometimes called rumba shaker, shac-shac, and various other names, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music. It is shaken by a handle, and usually played as part of a pair. * Maracas (Mbaracás), also known as tamaracas, were rattles of divination, an oracle of the Brazilian Tupinamba Indians, found also with other Indian tribes (Garifuna, Guarani), and on the Orinoco and in Florida. Rattles made from gourds (Lagenaria) are being shaken by the natural grip, while the round calabash (Crescentia) fruits are fitted to a handle. Human hair is sometimes fastened on the top, and a slit is cut in it to represent a mouth, through which their shamans (payes) made it utter its responses. A few pebbles are inserted to make it rattle, and it is crowned with the red feathers of the Goaraz. Every man had his maraca. It was used at their dances, and to heal the sick. Andean curanderos (healers) use maracas in their healing rites.Modern maraca balls |