MARACAS & LARGE REAL WOOD RUMBA SHAKERS Set of 2 - Latin Hand Percussion With Full, Bright Vibrant Sound Quality and Great Musical Instrument Stimulating Salsa Rhythm - Rattle With Party Fun

Excellent quality, arrived better than expected

no problem

Beautiful, hand-painted wood. Not so loud for home recording and acoustic accompaniment. I could have got the larger and much LOUDER ABS maracas by LP but this is exactly what I was looking for. It might be nice to eventually have both loud and soft. Someone called them “baby rattles”. They are not small, just quieter. They suit my needs for recording with Native American flute perfectly. Louder ones could be good for drum circles or stage.

I shake these while listening to absolute bops on my spotify playlist while in my car on break at my work. I work in a family supermarket and I bust these babies out on the parking lot. I bring joy and smiles to people passing me by. I also bought a inconveniently and comically large sombrero from Party City to go with the maracas and I use them both while waiting in line at my local Taco Bell. I give the workers good music and great shh-shhka-shhh's with my maracas and it makes their whole night. I got the green and red decorated ones. They are nice and loud and are perfect for blasting out "Conga" by Gloria Estafon or even "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash, or why not "Wanna be Startin' Something" by Micheal Jackson? I mean why stop there? "Tequila" by The Champs, "Low Rider" by War, and everyone's favorite (That classic Mexican hat dance) "Jarabe Tapatio" by like literally any mariachi band. A Viente out of ten!!!!! ¡Ole!

The product was much quieter than I would have liked. To make a meaningful noise you really have to shake them. Although they are quiet they look great and are sturdy. Mine got banged around while playing and did not break, or even get a scratch.