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Shekere Party With Sam and Nancy!

Presented by Cotuit Center for the Arts at Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA

Oct 12 2018
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Nov 30 2018
Shekere Party With Sam and Nancy!

Learn to build and play an Afro-Cuban shekere (pronunciation: SHAY-kuh-ray).

The SHEKERE is a percussion instrument of West African origin consisting of a hollow gourd covered with a loose netting on which beads, shells, or seeds are strung. It can be played by shaking, tapping, or by rubbing or pulling on the net with the hands, and the effect is sonically similar to maracas or other shaker instruments.

The shekere is found in various forms in a wide variety of West African and Caribbean musical genres, both traditional and contemporary, and is also a mainstay in ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Fridays

Oct 12-Nov 30
no class Oct 26, Nov 23

4pm-6pm
in the Art studio

6 classes
$175/$148.75 members

$50 materials fee payable to Sam Holmstock at the 1st class

LOCATION

Cotuit Center for the Arts

4404 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit, MA 02536, Cotuit, MA 02635

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