maracas
Salsa rhythm shakers
Maracas are handheld percussion instruments—hollow gourds or gourd-shaped containers filled with seeds, beads, or pebbles that rattle when shaken.
They come in pairs and are associated especially with Latin American and Caribbean music: The band's rhythm section featured congas and maracas.
Children's toy versions are common.
Sound through impact
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
- pairTwo matching things
rattle · shaker · handle · grip · calabash · rawhide · filling · pebbles
Spicy tomato condiment
- merengueLatin partnered dance
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- mamboFast Cuban ballroom dance
cha-cha · rumba · son · bolero · reggaeton · samba · bossa nova · zouk
Shaking sound maker
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- agitateDisturb or provoke
- vibrateShake with small movements
- jiggleShake with small movements
wiggle · shimmer · swish · rustle · sustained · rolls · tremolo · accented
percussion
Sound through impact
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
pair · rattle · shaker · handle · grip · calabash · rawhide · filling · pebbles · dried beans
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
mambo · cha-cha · rumba · son · bolero · reggaeton · samba · bossa nova · zouk · calypso
rattle
Shaking sound maker
jiggle · wiggle · shimmer · swish · rustle · sustained · rolls · tremolo · accented · wrist
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- paradeCeremonial public procession
party · revelry · dance · colorful · vibrant · merriment · conga line · confetti · costumes · masquerade
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
groove · swing · pattern · polyrhythm · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · offbeat · clave · accents
- Latin American culturetango, samba, cumbia, mariachi, ceviche
- Latin Americanatango, samba, cumbia, mariachi, bossa nova
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
- beginner instrumentsrecorder, xylophone, tambourine, triangle, kazoo
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
- rhythm toystambourine, shakers, egg shaker, egg shakers, toy drums
maracaspipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
grand piano · synthesizer · orchestra · harpsichord · French horn