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sekere
sekere
English
percussion instrument
Alternative forms
Noun
sekere (plural sekeres)
- A musical instrument consisting of a gourd surrounded by a net of beads.
- The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.
Synonyms
- shekere, shekeré, güiro, abwe
- Also used in Spanish but rarely, if ever, in English: chekeré, cabaça, agbe age açon or piano de cuia
References
- "Güiros" in Music in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pg. 71.
See also
Translations
References
- “‖sekere” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]