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What is a maraca?

What is a maraca? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
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This English version was translated from the Spanish by Juan Cartagena and published in Guiro y Maraca magazine.
The high-frequency sounds of the maraca have been used by American Indian shamans for healing and by Tibetan lamas to uplift the soul.
It's all over bar the kicking – Cave aims a well-shod foot at Warren Ellis, the Dickensian-hairstyled guitarist who seems to have got caught up in bashing a single maraca on a single cymbal.
She had a guitar slung over her shoulder, and she opened a bag that contained a tambourine and a maraca.
Many participants rattle the maraca, made from a tin or aluminum can with seeds inside.
Maraca that is not matured is split during drying and at this stage can be prepared to serve in the production of chair seats or mats.

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