The afoxé is an
Afro Brazilian musical instrument composed of a
gourd
Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly ''Cucurbita'' and ''Lagenaria''. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without. One of the earli ...
(''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
Xequerê and Afoxe images and descriptionIn Portuguese.
References
Brazilian percussion
Gourd musical instruments
Idiophones
Unpitched percussion instruments
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