The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.
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Sekere
Synonyms for "sekere" (5 found)
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Translations
5 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- xequeré noun (musical instrument)
French
1 entries- chekeré noun (musical instrument)
Portuguese
1 entries- xequerê noun (musical instrument)
Spanish
1 entries- chekeré noun (musical instrument)
Yoruba
1 entries- ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ noun (musical instrument)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
They took up their West African drums, Nigerian shekeres, Trinidadian steel drums (plus a slew of other instruments), and just cut loose for the next couple of hours.
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