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maraca::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | percussion instrument, percussive instrument |
Examples of maraca
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One can also strike the maraca against one's hand or leg to get a different sound.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Then she banged on a set of bongos and shook a maraca, creating alternative bursts of sound.
From the delawareonline.com
Cutouts in the shape of stars, squares and other geometric figures are located inside the maraca.
From the post-gazette.com
Its a Fitness Dance using maraca-like weights to help tone and sculpt to the sound of Latin music.
From the halesowennews.co.uk
You will use maraca-like weights during the session which really help tone and sculpt all those target zones.
From the halesowennews.co.uk
The kids can shake a bell or maraca.
From the stltoday.com
He stomps about the stage, taking turns on harmonica, tambourine and maraca in between his impassioned lunges at the microphone.
From the washingtonpost.com
Her sister, a marathoner who ran the first half of the Columbus route with Kristen before Jonathan took over, shook a maraca.
From the dispatch.com
Even when just a toddler, George was always keen to be part of family get-togethers, getting his mum to fill up bottles with rice to use as a maraca.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
- A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
- Maracas (sometimes called rumba shakers) are a native instrument of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala and several nations of the Caribbean and Latin America. ...
- Maracu00E1s is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.
- (maracas) Hand-held rattles or shakers, made from gourds, coconuts, wood or rawhide and filled with beans. Found throughout the Americas as well as Africa.
- (MARACAS) A matched pair of rounded rattles each mounted on a wooden handle; gourds were first used but other materials such as skin and plastic are to be found filled with pebbles, olive stones, buckshot, etc. The maracas are one of the only Cuban musical instruments of pre-Hispanic origin.
- (MARACAS) Hand held rattles consisting of a handle with a closed ball or balloon shaped compartment attached to the top which can be made from several different types of material including wood, fibreglass or hide. The compartment is filled with beans or rice
- (Maracas) Hand held percussion instruments that are like shakers. They can be any shape or size, and are filled with beans. These produce a texture like sound for any song. Widely used in all sorts of Latin styles, up beat or not!
- (Maracas) Like a baby rattle: originating in Latin America, its rattling sound is made from seeds or a similar material enclosed in ball made of wood, metal, synthetic materials, or originally gourds. Usually played in pairs. Part of the percussion family .
- (Maracas) South and Central American shaker made from the fruit of the totuma (Venezuela), and filled with dried seeds or other small objects.
