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== Etymology and Alternative Spellings == 
It. ''[[Cabasa]]''; <br/>  
Sp.''[[Cabaza]]''; ''[[Cabaça]]''<br/>
Fr.  ''[[Calebasse]]'';<br/>
Gr.''[[Kalabasse]]'';<br/>

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== Construction ==
Generic term used for any rattle that consists of a hollow gourd covered with a net of beads or small shells.<ref>John H., Beck. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995. </ref> <br/>
Metallic cabasas are generally referred to as [[Afuche]]. <ref>John H., Beck. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995. </ref>

== History ==
The cabasa is thought to have originated in Africa.  The cabasa has strong resemblance to the African [[Shekere]]. Roots of the instrument can also be traced to native Latin American instruments. <ref>John H., Beck. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995. </ref>
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==Common Misconception==
Composers often utilize the term [[Afuche]] and ''cabasa'' interchangeably.  Diligent performers are often left to investigate and determine the composer's intentions based on the style of the music, time period that the piece was written in, other instrumentation/orchestration, and composer tendencies/writing style. The ''afuche'' is an instrument created in the latter half of the 20th century by Latin Percussion's founder Martin Cohen whereas the ''cabasa'' has roots reaching far back to Latin America and Africa.  Where the ''cabasa'' can range from different types of gourds with a net of beads wrapped around the outside, the ''afuche'' strictly consists of loops of metallic beads which are moved against a hollow, metallic cylinder.
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== Sticks, Mallets, Beaters ==
== Technique ==
The ''cabasa'' is shaken or the net scraped across the surface of the gourd to produce a rasping sound.


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