Buy an African Djabara or Chekere/Shekere. Percussion instrument from the idiophone family, this African percussion is handcrafted from a whole calabash, previously emptied and surrounded by a net of pearls, seeds or cowries. The Djabara produces a powerful sound used to mark the time and the accents of a rhythmic phrase, but depending on the context and the type of instrumental play, the Djabara can prove to be an essential instrument in a percussionist set open to all. musical areas. It is present mainly in African music, or reggae and Afro-beat.