Biology:Afoxé
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Short description: Afro-Brazilian gourd instrument
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| Percussion instrument | |
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| Other names | Afoxe' |
| Classification | Idiophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 112.122 (Sliding rattles) |
| Developed | Brazil |
The afoxé is an Afro Brazilian musical instrument composed of a gourd (cabaça) wrapped in a net in which beads or small plastic balls are threaded. The instrument is shaken to produce its musical noise.[1]
A similar instrument is the shekere which is larger.
External links
- Xequerê and Afoxe images and description In Portuguese.
References
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- ↑ Dourado, Henrique Autran (2004) (in pt-BR). Dicionário de termos e expressões da música. Editora 34. ISBN 978-85-7326-294-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=cL6zQ9vAUwkC&dq=afox%C3%A9+instrumento&pg=PA21.
