Gourds

Maracas, Berimbau, Shekere (also spelled Chekere), Afuche, Water Drums, Guiro Kashakas Ipu Ipu Heke

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Beautiful chekeres like the one at left are at Ibu-Kole Chekeres . (New York based custom Chekere makers)

Learn How to Make Gourd Shekeres and Rhythm Instruments at
Make a Shakere

Beautiful ipus at the Gourd connection

Gourd Palace- very interesting gourd drums here
These folks also do drum making retreats in the Mojave desert..check em out.

WildWood Instruments - Shekeres - hemp or nylon, wood or plastic.

Check out the Banda Brothers - Very high quality stuff here..

Gourd Central - planting faq..

Na Ipu o Hawai`i - The Gourds of Hawai`i

What Kind of Sound Does a Gourd Make? by Steve Watts

American Gourd Society

gorgeous Pahu Toere, Ipu, and Ipu heke at the Hula Supply Center

Welburne Gourd Farm

http://www.calgourd.com/cgs_patches.htm

http://www.foothillsfarm.com/egourds/bottle/bottle.htm

http://www.gourdgeousfarm.com/

http://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Gourd%20webpage/photo%20gallery.htm

http://www.caning.com/index.html

http://www.gotgourds.com/index-2.htm