Maraca

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Name (Hebrew)
מאראקס
Name (Latin)
Maraca
Name (Arabic)
شخشيخة
See Also From tracing topical name
Percussion instruments
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q39777
Library of congress: sh 85080885
Sources of Information
  • New Grove dict. mus. inst.(maracas)
  • Web. 3(maraca)
  • Random House(maraca)
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Wikipedia description:

A maraca ( mə-RAK-ə, US also mə-RAH-kə, Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈɾakɐ] ), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, 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. A maraca player in the Spanish language is called a maraquero.

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