0 a musical instrument consisting of two hollow containers filled with beans or small stones. They are shaken to provide the rhythm for some types of music.
As the guitars sustain their pitches, cowbells and maracas re-establish the pulse leading to the entry of the complete band supporting a guitar solo.
Popular instruments used in the performance of the music are the drums, cuatro, maracas, guitar, bandolin, violin and the steel drum.
The dancers wear carved wooden masks, with a headdress made of ixtle, a serape, embroidered shawl and multicolored ribbons, carrying maracas.
The gira replaced the maracas, and elements of merengue and son, which were more upbeat, began to be incorporated.
He also sang along to the tracks, added maracas and other live percussions.
One of the new percussion sections will contain cowbell, claps, snaps maracas, cabasa and a tambourine.
The piece has maracas playing a fast eighth note pulse, while the four organs stress certain eighth notes using an 11th chord.
All bl are accompanied by an eponymous drum, the "tanbou bl", along with the "tingting" (triangle) and "chakchak" (maracas).
