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Guacharaca is a scraping musical instrument made out of cane. It consists of two parts; the guacharaca itself, which is rugged, and a fork made out of hard wire and wooden handle, used to scrape the guacharaca's rugged surface. Its interior is carved becoming similar to a canoe. The guacharaca's thickness is close to that of a broom stick and it is as large as a violin. In fact, the guacharaca is interpreted in a position relatively similar to a violin posture. The guacharaca was invented by native American Indians from the Tairona culture in the region of la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, as an instrument to simulate the guacharaca (or Ortalis ruficauda) bird's singing. After colonization by the Spanish culture it was later adapted, during the mid 20th century to a new form of musicical fusion, Vallenato. Musicians who interpret this instrument are called in Spanish; "guacharaqueros".
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