Egg shaker

Listening example of four different egg shakers

Egg shaker solo

An egg shaker or ganzá is a hand percussion instrument, in the idiophone category, that makes a noise when shaken.^[1] Functionally it is similar to a maraca. Typically the outer casing or container is ovoidal or egg-shaped. It is partially full of small, loose objects, such as seeds or beads, which create the percussive sounds as they collide, both with each other and with the inside surface of the container. The egg shaker is a Latin American instrument, cheap to buy and relatively simple to play.

^ Holland, James (2003). Practical Percussion: A Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources. Lanham, Maryland, US: Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-5658-5.

[1] Holland, James (2003). Practical Percussion: A Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources. Lanham, Maryland, US: Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-5658-5.

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