Cabasa

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

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Invention

Domain

Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, wooden or plastic handle.

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