Sekere
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The Sekere is a percussion instrument made from a dried and hollowed-out gourd. When twisted or shaken, a beaded mesh scrapes against the gourd, producing a rattling sound. The sekere is played by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, but it is now often seen in Latin American percussion hands.
| Family |
| Percussions |
| Pitch range |
| None. |
| Material |
| Body is made of gourd, covered in a mesh of beads or seeds, which strikes the gourd when the mesh is twisted. |
| Size |
| Variable. |
| Origins |
| The sekere originated among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is sometimes used in Latin-American percussion bands. |
| Classification |
| Idiophone: an instrument that produces its sound through the use of the material from which it is made, without needing strings or a stretched skin. |
| And also... |
| You can produce a range of different sounds by more or less covering the open hole in the neck with your hand, while twisting the net of beads against the gourd. |
