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

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What is the name of the person who made the maracas?

No one knows, the maracas are an old instrument.


Why are maracas edible?

Maracas are not edible. They are made from dried and treated hollowed out gourds containing pebbles or beans.


Were maracas made in Medieval Times?

yes


What are maracas made out off?

Wood and beans


Are maracas man made in Mexico?

yes


5 fact about maracas?

Maracas have usually got either beans or rice inside them They originated from south America They are often found in Latin American Music were first made from dried gourd shells Maracas are made from plastic or wood today


What is the name of the percussion instrument made of dried calabash?

drum


History of maracas?

Maracas existed as long as the Stone Age. Maracas originated among several ancient civilizations at the same time. African tribes were believed to the first to use the maracas .they use it for festival dances and cheering for hunting. Later the south Pacific Islander made their own maracas by using plants seed and dried coconut. years later it changed and formed into the maracas today they are essential to today's Latin and south American ensembles, the history of maracas was found through the artworks of pre Columbian Indian.


What do they call maracas in Africa?

maracas


Why are maracas important in Mexico?

They aren't. Maracas are just one of many music instruments found troughout the world. In their specific case, maracas were "invented" by the Arawak people (present-day Venezuela and Colombia) before contact with Europeans was made.


Are maracas instruments?

Maracas are a percussion instrument.


What do maracas have inside them?

Maracas have rice or regular beans in them and sometimes special maracas have salt or sand in them.