This Cabasa is crafted of an actual coconut shell with festively colored beads surrounding a natural & organically resonant body. The Coconut Cabasa is lower in pitch than those constructed of wood or metal.
By twisting the handle, the beads roll back and forth over the rough coconut surface and produce a great "shoop shoop" sound. The player places his non-dominant hand on the beads, to provide pressure, while holding the handle with the other hand and twisting the instrument back and forth as per the rhythmic pattern desired.
Originally of African origin, they were constructed from dried oval or pear-shaped gourds with beads strung on the outer surface.
