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Shekere Shaker

Shekere Shaker






A gourd shell and handle with a net of coconut beads on the outside that rattle against the hollow body.

Colorful beads woven around a natural gourd. Due to natural materials used, no two shekeres will look alike. The size and color of the beads may different than pictured, due to variances in the materials available for use.

The shekere’s history begins in Africa where this unique instrument serves as a shaker, a rattle, and a drum. Traditionally made from hollowed gourds wrapped in a lattice of stones, the instrument is played by shaking or twisting it to get shaker and rattle sounds or by hitting the bottom of the body with the palm of the hand to get drum-like bass notes...

Designed for kids by making them smaller, safer and more durable than other standard models. Many adults find these little shekeres to be very appealing with their sharp, high pitched tone and charming size...

Colorful beads woven around a natural gourd. Due to natural materials used, no two shekeres will look alike. The size and color of the beads may different than pictured, due to variances in the materials available for use.

Originating in Africa, the Shekere is played by rapidly shaking and tossing the shell in the player's hand, generating its distinctive rattle sounds while hitting the bottom of the shell with the palm to create drum-like bass tones...

Shekere black

Fiberglass Shekere

This gourd shaker is traditionally known as the axatse (ah-HOT-say) in Ghana, and is also known more generically as a shekere (SHEH-kuh-ray). Each dry, hollow calabash is hand selected for thickness and proportion, then dressed with a lattice work of Job's Tear Seeds...

The wasembe (wah-SEM-bay) rattle creates a very loud, high pitch, striking sound when the gourd slices clack together. Versions of this instrument exist all throughout Africa, known by different names, including ratatak, telewasa, and wasaumba...




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