29th May 2012 at National Theatre (Djanogly Concert Pitch), London SE1 (Majagua gig).
The Güiro consists of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. Different sounds are made by scraping it, both up and down and with long or short strokes. The instrument is played in South / Central American styles like Cumbia and Salsa.
Güiros are assigned the number 112.23 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air.
11 = Struck Idiophones. These idiophones are set in vibration by being struck.
112 = Indirectly Struck Idiophones. The player himself does not go through the movement of striking; percussion results indirectly through some other movement by the player.
112.2 = Scraped Idiophones.The player causes a scraping movement directly or indirectly; a non-sonorous object moves along the notched surface of a sonorous object, to be alternately lifted off the teeth and flicked against them; or an elastic sonorous object moves along the surface of a notched non-sonorous object to cause a series of impacts.
112.23 = Scraped vessels.
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5th October 2011 at St Ethelburga’s, London EC2.
The Güiro consists of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. Different sounds are made by scraping it, both up and down and with long or short strokes. The instrument is played in South / Central American styles like Cumbia and Salsa.
These days the instrument, like the one pictured, is often made of plastic.
Güiros are assigned the number 112.23 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air.
11 = Struck Idiophones. These idiophones are set in vibration by being struck.
112 = Indirectly Struck Idiophones. The player himself does not go through the movement of striking; percussion results indirectly through some other movement by the player.
112.2 = Scraped Idiophones.The player causes a scraping movement directly or indirectly; a non-sonorous object moves along the notched surface of a sonorous object, to be alternately lifted off the teeth and flicked against them; or an elastic sonorous object moves along the surface of a notched non-sonorous object to cause a series of impacts.
112.23 = Scraped vessels.
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16th December 2012 at National Theatre (Djanogly Concert Pitch), London SE1 (Sugar Kings gig).
The Güiro consists of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. Different sounds are made by scraping it, both up and down and with long or short strokes. The instrument is played in South / Central American styles like Cumbia and Salsa.
These days the instrument, like the one in the photo, is often made of plastic.
Güiros are assigned the number 112.23 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air.
11 = Struck Idiophones. These idiophones are set in vibration by being struck.
112 = Indirectly Struck Idiophones. The player himself does not go through the movement of striking; percussion results indirectly through some other movement by the player.
112.2 = Scraped Idiophones.The player causes a scraping movement directly or indirectly; a non-sonorous object moves along the notched surface of a sonorous object, to be alternately lifted off the teeth and flicked against them; or an elastic sonorous object moves along the surface of a notched non-sonorous object to cause a series of impacts.
112.23 = Scraped vessels.
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17th June 2011 at Bernie Spain Gardens, London SE1 (Wara at Celebrating Sanctuary Festival).
The Güiro consists of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. Different sounds are made by scraping it, both up and down and with long or short strokes. The instrument is played in South / Central American styles like Cumbia and Salsa.
Güiros are assigned the number 112.23 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air.
11 = Struck Idiophones. These idiophones are set in vibration by being struck.
112 = Indirectly Struck Idiophones. The player himself does not go through the movement of striking; percussion results indirectly through some other movement by the player.
112.2 = Scraped Idiophones.The player causes a scraping movement directly or indirectly; a non-sonorous object moves along the notched surface of a sonorous object, to be alternately lifted off the teeth and flicked against them; or an elastic sonorous object moves along the surface of a notched non-sonorous object to cause a series of impacts.
112.23 = Scraped vessels.
Tags: Musical Instrument Hornbostel-Sachs Idiophone Güiro Scraper Hand Percussion Latin America Nana Aldrin-Quaye Wara Bernie Spain Gardens
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27th May 2012 at the 100 Club, London W1 (Handsome Family gig).
The Güiro consists of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. Different sounds are made by scraping it, both up and down and with long or short strokes. The instrument is played in South / Central American styles like Cumbia and Salsa.
This Fish-Shaped Güiro is made of wood and comes with a wooden scraper.
Güiros are assigned the number 112.23 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air.
11 = Struck Idiophones. These idiophones are set in vibration by being struck.
112 = Indirectly Struck Idiophones. The player himself does not go through the movement of striking; percussion results indirectly through some other movement by the player.
112.2 = Scraped Idiophones.The player causes a scraping movement directly or indirectly; a non-sonorous object moves along the notched surface of a sonorous object, to be alternately lifted off the teeth and flicked against them; or an elastic sonorous object moves along the surface of a notched non-sonorous object to cause a series of impacts.
112.23 = Scraped vessels.
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