Chácaras
Chácaras are rattling vessels in the Canary Islands . The Chácaras occur on the islands of El Hierro and La Gomera and are played as a "folk drum" in traditional songs on the islands.
The percussion instrument consists of two palm-sized half-shells made of hardwood; the basic shape is similar to the Spanish castanets , but they are much larger. There are two Chácaras variants - one with a lower pitch, the macho ('male'), which is played in the right hand, and a higher one, the hembra ('female'), which is struck with the left hand as an accompaniment.
origin
In the original Guanche language , chácara - derived from the Berber word šakar - means ' hoof ', which on the one hand clarifies the shape of the instrument and on the other hand corresponds to the sound of a galloping horse. The exact dating of the origin is not documented.
Qarqaba of the Gnaoua in Morocco are similarly used metal vascular valves .
literature
- José Carlos Delgado Díaz: The Folk Music of the Canaries. Publicaciones Turquesa, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2004, pp. 109-111
Web links
- Sound sample Chácaras de La Gomera
- Chácaras on instrumentoscanarios.es
- Instrumento popular canario de percusión Diccionario Manual de la Lengua Española, Vox 2007 Larousse Editorial, SL