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African slaves brought with them the wherewithal to produce tambours, wood covered in animal skin to create drums, and maracas, dried gourds filled with seeds.
A genre directly related to the rhythmic beats of African music, bomba makes use of animal-skin drums along with maracas and higher pitched percussion instruments.
Some are filled with seeds for shaking (maracas), others notched on the outside for rhythmical scraping (güiro).
Musical instruments such as maracas, clavés, and bongos also make good presents.