{{Short description|Type of idiophone}} thumb|right The '''masacalla''' (also known as ''mazacalla'', ''masacaya'' or ''mazacaya'') is a percussion instrument, a type of idiophone, used in Latin America. It is made up of two or more metal cones atop a wooden handle, filled with seeds or small pebbles, which produce a sound when shaken. It is particularly associated with candombe music, and is used in Argentina, Brazil and Cuba, among others.<ref>{{cite book| last = Picotti | first = Dina| year = 2006| title = La présence africaine en Argentine et dans l'identité latino-américaine| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0tYJLSfd5osC| publisher = Menaibuc| page = 168}}</ref>
== See also == * Turkish crescent
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Category:Shaken idiophones or rattles Category:South American percussion instruments {{Idiophone-instrument-stub}}