西アフリカ生まれの民族打楽器。2つの球状のマラカスを1本のヒモで繋いだだけの打楽器だが、両手で演奏することで非常に複雑なリズムを操ることができる。元々はアフリカの母親が子供に作ったおもちゃとされている。アフリカでは主に歌の伴奏用打楽器として使われていたが、90年代初頭に日本に上陸し小さなブームとなり、飛躍的に演奏技術が進化した。
A folk percussion instrument born in West Africa.There are simply two spherical maracas connected by a single string, but played with both hands, they can manipulate extremely complex rhythms. It is believed to have originally been a toy made by African mothers for their children.In Africa, it was mainly used as a percussion instrument to accompany singing, but it became a small boom when it arrived in Japan in the early 1990s, and playing techniques have evolved dramatically.
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