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C.b. abbrev. for cowbell. C.ch. (It), abbrev. for cassa chiara. C.cl. (Fr), abbrev. for caisse claire. C.r. (Fr), abbrev. for caisse roulante; (It), abbrev. for

cassa rullante. C.s. (Fr), abbrev. for cymbale suspendue. Cabaca (Sp), cabasa. Cabaça (Port), another name for afoxê. See also

cabasa. Cabaquinha Latin American frame drum with a dis-

tinctive square shell. Cabasa (cabaza) generic term used for any rattle that

consists of a hollow gourd covered with a net of beads or small shells. e instrument is then shaken or the net scraped across the surface of the gourd to produce a rasping sound. Metallic cabasas are generally referred to as afuche. e cabasa is generally thought to be of African origin. Calebasse in French, Kalabasse in German, cabasa in Italian, cabaça in Portuguese.