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| Percussion instrument | |
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| Other names | Afoxe' |
| Classification | Idiophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 112.122 (Sliding rattles) |
| Developed | Brazil |
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.
YouTube Encyclopedic
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Mauricio Zottarelli - IJEXÁ / AFOXÉ rhythm lesson
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Afoxe lesson.mov
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Afoxe - Brazilian grooves
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External links
- Xequerê and Afoxe images and description In Portuguese.
This page was last edited on 8 December 2020, at 04:37