Güiro (percussion instrument)
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The güiro is commonly used in Cuban, Puerto Rican, and other forms of Latin American music.
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The Güiro is believed to have originated in Puerto Rico with the Taíno people, the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean in the 16th century and beyond. The earliest recorded reference to the instrument was in 1788, by a monk and Puerto Rico historian called Fray Íñigo Abbad y Lasierra.
It is played by dragging the pua (playing stick) along the fluted shell which creates the familiar ratchet-like sound.
The pua is run up and down the ridges to produce the RrrrrrRrrrrrrrr "ratchet sound“
Playing the güiro usually requires both long and short sounds, made by scraping up and down in long or short strokes.
Play with wood or plastic stick
This Guiro also has one end open and one closed end to create a pop pop sound by slapping the hand over the end hole. right or left hand playable depending on the side to wear the hole on.