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The güiro is one of the instruments used in traditional Puerto Rican music that are believed to have originated with the Taino people.
The güiro, a notched hollowed-out gourd, which was adapted from a pre-Colombian instrument. Others maintain that similar instruments were also used in other parts of Central and South America and brought to Puerto Rico by the Arawak Indians. The güiro is made by carving the shell of the gourd and carving parallel fluting on its surface. It is played by holding the güiro in the left hand with the thumb inserted into the back sound hole to keep the instrument in place. The right hand usually holds the scraper and plays the instrument. The scraper is more properly called a "pua".
Playing the güiro usually requires both long and short sounds, which are made by scraping both up and down in long or short strokes. The güiro, like the maracas, is usually played by a singer. The instrument's rasping sound adds counterpoint to folk music but is less often used in salsa bands.

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GUF141L	Stagg Fish Guiro Large	£9.99
Large wooden guiro, fish style including scraper by Stagg. 38cm The güiro is a percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut...
GUF141S	Stagg Fish Guiro Small	£8.99
Small wooden guiro, fish style including scraper by Stagg. 30cm The güiro is a percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut...
GUC142	Stagg Mexican Guiro	£9.99
Mexican style wooden guiro including scraper by Stagg. 35cm The güiro is a percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in...

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