South American percussion instruments

A maraca ( , , ), 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 .

thumb|Sounds of a cajón in use

thumb|300x300px|Traditional cactus rainsticks

The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, wooden or plastic handle.

Argentine drum

idiophone percussion instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse or mule cattle, producing a powerful buzzing sound

thumb|250px|Cultrun. Museo Azzarini collection. The cultrun (from , and ) is a percussion instrument used by the Mapuche in Chile and Argentina.