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Showing posts with label guiro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guiro. Show all posts

Monday, May 11, 2009

The guiro is often called "The Fish"


The güiro is a percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a wooden stick ("pua") along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound. The güiro is commonly used in Latin-American music, and plays a key role in the typical cumbia rhythm section.

The Sea of Tree's fish will played with some serious flare tomorrow night (May 12) at Savannah's. Starts at 8:30 and it's totally free.

In other news...you can now pick up Animal Sounds at Last Vestige in Albany for 5 bucks!