Shak-shak

Shak-shak

The shak-shak (or "chak-chak") is a kind of Antillean musical instrument, similar to maracas. They are played in Barbados, Montserrat and elsewhere in the Caribbean. Their uses include Montserratian string bands and the Barbadian crop over festival.

References

*cite web|url=http://www.statecraft.net/montserrat/doc/MUSICOFMONTSERRAT2003.doc|accessdate=December 8|accessyear=2005|title=Music of Montserrat|work=Montserrat First, Montserrat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Inc.
* cite book
chapter = Barbados
author = Millington, Janice
title = Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 2
pages = pp 813 - 821
id = ISBN 0-8153-1865-0
year = 1999
publisher = Routledge


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