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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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The high-frequency sounds of the maraca have been used by American Indian shamans for healing and by Tibetan lamas to uplift the soul.
This English version was translated from the Spanish by Juan Cartagena and published in Guiro y Maraca magazine.
Cherry Sue had been singing about babies, waving her bandaged fist like a maraca.
Anyone who likes Latino music should hear this album for its conga, maraca and trumpet songs alone.
She had a guitar slung over her shoulder, and she opened a bag that contained a tambourine and a maraca.
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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