Where do maracas come from?

Answer 1

The history of the maracas is best traced through the artwork of pre-Columbian Indians, especially the tribes in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Paraguay. The word maraca is believed to have been given to the instrument by the Araucanian people of central Chile. It is used for all gourd rattles although some also have more specific names. In the region of West Africa along the Atlantic Ocean called Guinea, native people tell the legend of a goddess making a maraca by sealing white pebbles in a calabash, a hard gourd that is also shaped into cooking utensils. Natives of the Congo in Africa and the Hopi Indians in America share the tradition of using turtle shells and baskets for rattles; when settlers brought European goods to America, native Americans collected empty shell cartridges, metal spice boxes, and cans to make rattles. (How Products are Made)

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Answer 2

Maracas are a type of percussion musical instrument, which were created and first used by the native Indians of Puerto Rico: the Tainos.In salsa music the maracas have become one of the most important percussion instruments because they add a driving pulse in the high frequency spectrum. Maracas are now often made of new materials, such as plastic, but are used the in same way, fulfill the same musical role in Latin bands, and retain the same distinctive sound.

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For Salsa music.

Answer 3

Maracas were actually first used in Columbia.

Answer 4

Maracas originally come from Central and South America.

Answer 5

It is not clear when maracas were invented. However, there is proof that they were used about 1500 year ago in Columbia.

Answer 6

That is the exact definition, from Dictionary.com: a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.

Answer 7

maracas was invented in 1750

Answer 8

In 1750

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