Meaning of sekere | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Sinendé
   rare
2. A musical instrument consisting of a gourd surrounded by a net of beads.
3. Alternative spelling of sekere.
   alt-of, alternative, no-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.”

“They took up their West African drums, Nigerian shekeres, Trinidadian steel drums (plus a slew of other instruments), and just cut loose for the next couple of hours.”

“The Calabash drum — ornamental with strings of cowries — is called Sèkèrè.”

“1984: Claudius Oluyemi Olaniyan, The Composition and Performance Techniques of Dùndún-Sèkèrè Music of South-Western Nigeria, main title (Queen’s University)”

“To be precise, the relevant actions in this area are as follows: […] the completion of preelectrification installations of Sori (commune of Gogounou), Sèkèrè (commune of Sinendé)[,] Kilibo (commune of Ouessè), Goro (commune of Tchaourou), Baoudjo (commune of Ifangny) and Adohoun (commune of Athiémé) [….]”

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