Afoxé
Encyclopedia
The afoxé is an Afro Brazilian musical instrument composed of a gourd
(cabaça) wrapped in a net in which beads or small plastic balls are threaded. The instrument is shaken to produce its musical noise.
A similar instrument is the xequerê which is larger.
Gourd
A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae. Gourd is occasionally used to describe crops like cucumbers, squash, luffas, and melons. The term 'gourd' however, can more specifically, refer to the plants of the two Cucurbitaceae genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita or also to their hollow dried out shell...
(cabaça) wrapped in a net in which beads or small plastic balls are threaded. The instrument is shaken to produce its musical noise.
A similar instrument is the xequerê which is larger.
External links
- Afuché (Brasilando.com)
- Xequerê and Afoxe images and description In Portuguese.