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Castanets are a percussion instrument commonly used in Spanish
folk dance. 6ey consist of a pair of cup-shaped wooden
clappers resting on the palm of each hand, loosely held in
place by a string looped over the thumb. 6ey’re clicked
rhythmically by either the dancer or an accompanying singer.
Several videos showing castanets in use are available at youtube.com.
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