maraca
rumba shakers
shac-shacs

The maraca, he said, gave the beat the sound of an echo.

One can also strike the maraca against one's hand or leg to get a different sound.

Although a simple instrument, the method of playing the maracas is not obvious.

He's a dancer, more or less, although he often dances while holding maracas.

"All the drums and maracas are like different spices," he says.

After all, it's not such a huge leap from a baby rattle to a maraca.

The maracas and timbales are widely played in popular music.

With his rhythm and perhaps luck, nothing can hold him back once he grabs the maracas.

He seemed to have acquired a new Cuban shirt, and another pair of maracas.

It will include mariachi music and workshops for children to create maracas.

In more modern music, the saw is replaced with maracas or a guiro.

The güiro, like the maracas, is often played by a singer.

Maracas are often played at celebrations and special events.

He played maracas and harmonica with his whole body thrusting.

A dry laugh followed, sounding not unlike maracas being shaken.

They are usually accompanied by drums and the maraca.

Her main role is to play the maracas.

Sometimes she kept time with maracas that Ms. Starr had brought along.

He was awarded a Maracas d'or the first year the awards ran.

He also sang along to the tracks, added maracas and other live percussions.

Some children on this day might also be making Mexican hats, playing with maracas, or looking at real turtle shells.

Poems rattle together rather pleasantly in a collection - the effect is like maracas.

She did not want to shake the maracas.

Listen to stories from Mexico and make maracas.

The only real percussion instruments used are the maracas.

They are known in Trinidad as shac-shacs.