The Mexicans/spanish culture use a certain instrument in most of their music and mariachi bands this instrument is held in the hands and pushed together to make a clicking sound (resembles a clam) Gypsies have also used this instrument what is this instrument called?
2007-01-09 19:14:12 · 4 answers · asked by E.F. Landeros 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Castanets.
2007-01-09 19:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by bashnick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Castanets of the clapper family
2007-01-10 03:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by beautifully_broken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Castanets is it.
The word comes from castañuelas.
It is derived from a Spanish word for chestnut, or castaña, which they resemble. From what I gather................
2007-01-10 03:37:19 · answer #3 · answered by top cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bearded clam.
2007-01-10 03:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by atomicseptic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋