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ماراکاس
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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 .
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Maraca
- Instrument.image
- Maracas.jpg
- Instrument.background
- percussion
- Instrument.classification
- Percussion
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 112.1
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Shaken idiophones or rattles
- Instrument.related
- Shekere
- Instrument.musicians
- Machito, Monguito
- Instrument.builders
- LP Percussion
- Instrument.sound sample
- File:Maracas.ogg
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