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Instructions on making a shekere from a plastic jug and beads.
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FamilyFun: Shake Your Own Shekere Food and crafts that spotlight African world culture from FamilyFun 2 of 5 Shekeres (pronounced SHAY-ker-rays) are African percussive instruments that today are used by world music performers all over the globe. They are made from the calabash gourd, which...Step-by-step instructions for shekere making, with color close-up photos of details in shekere design.
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Festival Shekeres! D in the beauty of holiness 160; How Would You Like To Make A Shekere? A shekere (pronounced shay-kuh-ray) is a hollowed out gourd with beads, shells, or stones around it. The beads are held in place by what looks...History, construction, and how to play the shekere.
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The Beaded Gourd Its History, Construction and Technique The shekere is a handmade rattle. It consists of a hollow gourd or calabash, covered on the outside with a net of seeds, beads, shells, or any available material. Although its origins are West African, today it is found in...Illustrated instructions and links.
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Drum Journal: Making a shekere or beaded shaker Making a shekere or beaded shaker You can make your own shekere with just a few simple materials, and a few macrame techniques. The illustration shows my favorite materials for making a beaded shaker instrument. I used the following parts:...