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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Maracas have rice or regular beans in them and sometimes special maracas have salt or sand in them.
the white goddess magically makes a pair of maracas and so became maracas
In addition to Ringo's drums, there is a subtle hint of maracas that can be heard.
Maracas are unpitched. They would be notated on the percussion staff.
It takes 2 or 3 hours to make maracas.
Maracas come to mind.
maracas
Maracas are a percussion instrument.
Maracas have rice or regular beans in them and sometimes special maracas have salt or sand in them.
the white goddess magically makes a pair of maracas and so became maracas
In addition to Ringo's drums, there is a subtle hint of maracas that can be heard.
The Tagalog term for maracas is "kalikang."
Maracas are unpitched. They would be notated on the percussion staff.
The maracas are called the Ben-Harisam Maracas of Metro. They are used to open a portal to the 1st crypt boss, the Goblin Chief.
No one knows, the maracas are an old instrument.
It takes 2 or 3 hours to make maracas.
To play the maracas, all you have to do is hold one maraca in one hand and the other maraca in the other hand. Then you shake the maracas.Playing the maracas is simple - get the maracas, place one in each hand and shake with the rythem or make your own!