Vibraslap
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A vibraslap (also known as a Mandible) is a percussion instrument consisting of a piece of stiff wire (bent in a handle-like shape) connecting a wood ball to a block of wood with metal "teeth" inside. When the percussionist holds the handle in one hand and strikes the ball (usually against the palm of their other hand), the metal teeth vibrate against the wood block, causing a distinctive rattling sound. The instrument is the modern descendant of the jawbone.
The instrument is frequently used in Latin American music. It can also be heard in the music of alternative rock band Cake, R.E.M.'s anti-war anthem "Orange Crush," Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" and at the beginning of Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train." A Vibra-slap is used in Blue Man Group's "How to Be a Megastar 2.0 Tour", not for real music production, but for a humorous skit.
Vibraslaps come in a variety of sizes and materials.
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'The Vibraslaps' were a New Zealand acoustic-rock band of the 1980s.
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