Güiro
Country of Origin: Puerto Rico
Instrument Family: Percussion
The güiro is a staple percussion instrument in much of the music of South America. Traditionally, it is made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut into the side. Musicians play it by scraping a wooden stick along the ridges.
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