guiro

notches

V-shaped incisions

• groovesNarrow carved channels
• scraperTool for removing buildup
• stickThin piece of wood

calabash · dried · hollow · carved · ridged · serrated · wooden · metal · fiberglass · plastic

salsa

Spicy tomato condiment

• merengueLatin partnered dance
• cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
• bachataDominican romantic music genre

mambo · cha-cha-cha · son · bomba · timba · descarga · conjunto · tropical · Caribbean · Afro-Cuban

scrape

Rub harshly against

• strokeSudden brain blood blockage
• frictionResistance between touching surfaces
• raspCoarse shaping tool

scratch · rub · glide · drag · pulse · accent · speed · pressure · angle · grip

beat

Rhythmic pulse or strike

• tempoRate of musical performance
• syncopationStressed unexpected beats
• grooveNarrow cut or routine

backbeat · accent · pulse · ostinato · swing · polyrhythm · cadence · downbeat · upbeat · meter

maracas

Handheld gourd rattles

• congasTall Afro-Cuban drums
• bongosJoined pair of drums
• timbalesShallow single-headed drum pair

clave · cowbell · tambourine · shaker · cajon · steelpan · djembe · claves · wood-block · triangle

rattle

Shaking sound maker

• maracaPercussion rattle with handle
• cabasaBead-wrapped percussion shaker
• jawboneLower skull bone

claves · castanets · wood-block · triangle · bells

• Latin Americanatango, samba, cumbia, mariachi, bossa nova
• percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
• Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
• beginner instrumentsrecorder, xylophone, tambourine, triangle, maracas
• instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
• kids musicsinging, songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, alphabet songs