Hand Percussion

Used for meditation, music, and relaxation, each Nepalese hand- hammered brass bowl "sings" in its own vibrant voice, pulsating with harmonic overtones. 

Our blue pine kalimba plays a C Major scale. Songbook with instructions too! 

Hand-etched. 6 in. From Peru

Slap the ball to make the metal "teeth" rattle. Based on the traditional donkey jawbone rattle. 10"

Hold the handle and swing it around to make a loud ratchet sound. Try an accelerando and ritardando by controlling the speed.

This one-handed African castanet is ideal for directing an ensemble, as its high pitched cutting tone is easily heard over other instruments.

Add a lively shaker sound to your music while drumming, strumming, or even dancing. Or enjoy it alone as a hands-free shaker!

Made in Peru, this ceremonial hand rattle is made from seed pods strung on a hand-woven fabric band.

Just clip it on and play along, making exotic sounds of scraped and shaken instruments from around the globe!

This exotic Asian set includes 8 instruments from various Asian countries.

Latin American Rhythm Kit for 6 players with instructional DVD designed to teach proper technique, rhythm, and participation to students.

Global Rhythm Kit with storage basket and instructional DVD designed to teach proper technique, rhythm, and participation to students.

Hear and feel the "rhythms of the world" with this collection of 19 authentic instruments from Asia, Africa, Europe, South and North America!

Easier to play than the traditional hand castanets, yet creates the same crisp sound.

The notched surface is scraped with metal thimbles (included) worn on the player's fingers. 

14" colorful guiro from South America. Draw the stick across the carved notches in the wood to produce a distinctive "rasping" sound. 

This Latin American Guiro is in the traditional fish shape. Made of fine wood and hand painted.

This Latin American Shaker has beautiful wood construction filled with beads and hand painted with bright colors. Creates a fuller sound than maracas.

Bright crisp sound with handle to make it easy for children to play.

9" (Indonesia). Sounds like rain when shaken.