A hand-held, gourd based percussion instrument, has a modified guiro gourd
with two maraca gourds extended outwardly therefrom. A hollow, elongate
guiro gourd is modified by having its ends removed and replaced with
light-bulb shaped maracas with the spherical portions extending outwardly,
the maracas attached by means of an extended member within the cylindrical
center of the guiro. With sounding furrows on the outer surface of the
cylindrical center and sounding pebbles within, the furrows are stroked
with a rasper and the instrument is shaken to produce rhythmic sounds.