A maraca (pronunciation), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music. It is shaken by...
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Maracás is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. List of municipalities in Bahia IBGE 2020 "Divisão Territorial do...
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April 1994), better known as Maracás, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Moreirense as a defender. Maracás made his professional debut...
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up maraca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maraca is a musical instrument. Maraca may also refer to: Maracas Valley in Trinidad and Tobago Maracas Beach...
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Trinidad (redirect from Maracas Bay)
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of...
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Maracá River is a river of Amapá state in Brazil. It is a tributary of the Amazon River. 0°32′S 51°32′W / 0.533°S 51.533°W / -0.533; -51.533 v t e...
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"Maraca" is a song by Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter Mohombi. The song was written by RedOne, Mohombi, Teddy Sky and Jimmy Joker, and it was produced...
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Maracas Valley is a valley in Trinidad that is separated by two mountains between Maracas–Saint Joseph and Maracas Beach. Maracas valley is part of the...
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Syzygium maraca is a plant in the clove family Myrtaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 2005...
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Maracas–Saint Joseph is a colloquial name used in Trinidad and Tobago to distinguish the Maracas Valley above the town of Saint Joseph from Maracas Beach...
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Maracá-Pucu River is a river of Amapá state in Brazil. It is a tributary of the Amazon River. 0°25′06″S 51°26′08″W / 0.41833°S 51.43556°W / -0.41833;...
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Maraca pie, also known as devil's rice pie, is a Floridian dessert pie made from sticky rice pudding and bananas inside a pastry base. Some versions of...
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The Ilha Maracá gecko (Coleodactylus septentrionalis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern South...
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Canna glauca (redirect from Maraca amarilla)
Canna glauca is a species of the Canna genus, a member of the family Cannaceae. It is commonly known as water canna or Louisiana canna. It is native to...
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Samba de Amigo (section Maraca controllers)
Amigo is played with a pair of maracas. As a song plays, the player, guided by on-screen graphics, must shake the maracas at high, middle, or low heights...
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Machito (maracas) and his sister Graciella Grillo (claves)...
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vocals, guitar, harmonica Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar, piano, maracas Danny Kirwan – vocals, guitar John McVie – bass guitar Mick Fleetwood –...
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triangle or marimba) or indirectly, with scraping or shaking motions (like maracas or flexatone). Various types of bells fall into both categories. A common...
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from a dried gourd. The caxixi is an indirectly struck idiophone. Like the maraca, it is sounded by shaking. Variations in sound are produced by varying the...
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Anton Newcombe – vocals, guitar (1990–present) Joel Gion – tambourine, maracas (1994–1999, 2001, 2006–present) Hákon Aðalsteinsson – guitar (2018–present)...
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sung accompanied by harp (arpa tuyera, sometimes replaced by guitar) and maracas. Unlike the nylon strings of the llanera harp, the central joropo harp...
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parts that strike together when the implement is shaken. Rattles include: Maracas, widely used in Cha Cha Cha and jazz. Chac-chac, as known in Trinidad,...
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primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas, he sang lead on their hit song "The Cover of Rolling Stone" and was a...
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(Vitória de Guimarães) Edgar Costa (Marítimo) Reggie Cannon (Boavista) Maracás (Paços de Ferreira) Renê Santos (Marítimo) Sikou Niakaté (Braga) Jerome...
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John Bonham (category Maracas players)
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician who was the drummer of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Noted for his speed, power...
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timbales slide whistle tom-tom bongos conga claves vibraslap wind chimes whip maracas finger cymbals rain sticks drum kit (in some works) Other percussion instruments...
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Four Organs is a work for four electronic organs and maraca, composed by Steve Reich in January 1970. The four organs harmonically expound a dominant eleventh...
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bend skin. It is related to mangambeu, and is played using only drums and maracas (often made from soda cans), with a vocalist who both sings and raps. It...
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Multimedia Konami 2004 (JP) JP ? Wagamama * Fairy: Mirumo de Pon! Ougon Maracas no Densetsu Jupiter Multimedia Konami 2002 (JP) JP ? Wagamama * Fairy:...
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Afro-Caribbean music (section Maracas)
to maracas: history and use of maracas in music. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from MasterClass: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-maracas#what-are-maracas...
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