Percussion Plus cabassa (PP2102)

Introducing the Percussion Plus Honestly Made large gourd cabasa This colourful cabasa from the Percussion Plus Honestly Made range is made from a gourd which has been dried out and hollowed. Dozens of beads are suspended by a web of string around the outside of the instrument, while the hollow centre amplifies the rattling sound and projects it. As they are made from naturally grown gourds, sizes will vary, especially from season to season. This creates a wonderfully unique instrument, which is always expertly crafted in Ghana using environmentally friendly techniques. These items are musical instruments not toys and there may be small parts on or in some of them. Younger players should use them under supervision. A classic cabasa sound Modern cabasas are made using metal beads wrapped around a metal cylinder. This instrument is made from natural materials, much like the original African cabasa. It produces a gentler, more earthy sound. Play it by rolling it in your palm or between your hand and leg.

• [PART OF THE PERCUSSION PLUS HONESTLY MADE RANGE] Musical instruments manufactured in independent family workshops that are too small to join Fair Trade groups or are located in countries that do not have such organisations.
• [CRAFTED USING TRADITIONAL MATERIALS AND METHODS] This large gourd cabasa is made in Ghana using traditional materials and methods
• [NATURAL EARTHY SOUND] Dozens of beads suspended on a string web around a hollow gourd creates a well amplified, natural rattling sound
• [NATURALY GROWN GOURD] As each gourd is natural, the sizes may vary slightly for a wonderfully unique instrument
• [HOW TO PLAY] Simply roll in your palm to produce a 'shk-shk' sound - roll faster for louder accents and slower for long tones