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The masacalla (also known as ''mazacalla'', ''masacaya'' or ''mazacaya'') is a percussion instrument, a type of
The masacalla (also known as ''mazacalla'', ''masacaya'' or ''mazacaya'') is a percussion instrument, a type of idiophone
An idiophone is any musical instrument that creates sound primarily by the vibration of the instrument itself, without the use of air flow (as with aerophones), strings (chordophones), membranes (membranophones) or electricity ( electrophone ...
, used in Latin America. It is made up of two or more metal cones atop a wooden handle, filled with seeds or small pebbles, which produce a sound when shaken. It is particularly associated with candombe
''Candombe'' is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed ''candombe'' in its Rep ...
music, and is used in Argentina, Brazil and Cuba, among others.
See also
*Turkish crescent
A Turkish crescent, also called ''Turkish jingle'' or a ''Jingling Johnny'', (a smaller version is called a ''Çevgen''; ; ; or ), is a percussion instrument traditionally used by military bands internationally. In some contexts it also serves ...
References
{{Reflist Shaken idiophones or rattles South American percussion instruments