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If you could mix a guiro, vibra-tone, and wawa pedal you'd get this crazy percussion toy we call the African Slider Guiro. By sliding the gourd over the carved ridges in the cane body a g...
The aslatua (ah-SLAH-too-uh) is a unique hand percussion toy that will capture your attention with its tricky polyrhythm. This simple instrument (also known as aslato, kashaka, cascas, te...
This family of atoke (ah-TOE-kay) bells forms part of Anlo-Ewe percussion ensemble music in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. Also known as the apitua (ah-PEE-too-ah), banana , and toke bell, the a...
This gourd shaker is traditionally known as the axatse (ot-SOT-see) in Ghana, and is also known more generally as the shekere (SHEH-kuh-ray). Each dry, hollow calabash is hand selected fo...
This gourd shaker is traditionally known as the axatse (ot-SOT-see) in Ghana, and is also known more generally as the shekere (SHEH-kuh-ray). Each dry, hollow calabash is hand selected fo...
This unique percussion ratchet is hand crafted of bamboo and hardwood by artisans in Ghana. It is played by holding the handle and spinning the bamboo body. As the tongue spins around
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This caxixi (ka-SHI-shi) is unique because it produces a jingle-type sound instead of the standard sandy, seed sound. The Africa Heartwood Project artisans in Ghana include recycled metal...
Have twice the jingle fun with this woven double caxixi (ka-SHI-shi) from Africa Heartwood Project. Inside the reed pods the crafters have placed seeds, pebbles, and metal bottle caps, wh...
This single-pod caxixi (kaa-SHEE-shee) shaker is hand woven using brightly colored reed, hard gourd base, and pebbles and seeds. The single basket size is well suited for smaller hands. I...
The double-pod caxixi (kaa-SHEE-shee) shaker is hand woven using brightly colored reed, hard gourd base, and pebbles and seeds. The double basket size is great for more volume in larger g...
These kenken (KEN-ken) dunun bells are hand crafted by blacksmiths in Togo. Made of recycled metal using traditional forging techniques, these bells are imported to the Africa Heartwood ...
The frikywa (FREE-chee-wah), also known as the grello bell or African
castinet, is a two-piece instrument used in Ghanaian percussion ensembles. The bell is shaped like a large,...
This standard size gankogui (gon-koe-KWI) is available as part of a set and is sold individually. The gankogui, also known as agogo bell, double bell, or
hi-low bell, is used in...
This family of three gankogui (gon-koe-KWI) bells is great for larger ensembles, bell pieces, and classroom settings. The gankogui, also known as agogo bell, double bell, or
hi-...
The gita (GHEE-tuh) is a made of half of a thick calabash gourd with cowrie shell pairs attached around the open rim. It can be played like a drum, producing similar stroke sounds as memb...
