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Guayo
Metal scraper used as a percussion instrument / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Guayo (disambiguation).
The guayo or ralladera is a metal scraper used as a percussion instrument in traditional styles of Cuban music such as changüí, predecessor of son cubano. Largely replaced by the güiro (gourd scraper) during the 20th century, the guayo is now rare. In the Dominican Republic, the güira, a similar metal scraper used in merengue, is sometimes called guayo. In contrast to Cuba, güiras replaced güiros in the early 20th century.[1]
Quick Facts Percussion instrument, Other names ...
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Percussion instrument | |
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Other names | Ralladera |
Classification | Metal idiophone |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 112.23 (Scraped idiophone, vessel) |
Playing range | |
Speed of scrape produces some variation | |
Related instruments | |
Güiro, güira, guacharaca, reco-reco, quijada, washboard |
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