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New trademark registrations from Gearbox Software seem to suggest that the company behind the World War II shooter series Brothers in Arms and Wii maraca-shaker Samba de Amigo is plotting— *Shacknews* Games
Now, if I have the lens mounted I have one maraca, if I take off the lens - easily done, no need to press the release button - then I have a pair of them, and can play complicated rhythms too .. * sighs* I have to make it sound funny, otherwise I would be a bit angry, it did cost a fortune, and now both the lens and the frame is broken.— The daily irrelevant
Twisting her waist-length hair, shaking a tiny red maraca and wolf whistling the keyboard wig-outs of Chico Chargas, Malheiros grew more endearing and her voice more resonant as the set progressed.— Evening Standard - Home
The gift-set includes a see through, vinyl, child-sized backpack stuffed with Boca Beth bilingual products including a CD with sing-along songs, a learning DVD, a puppet (with the original Boca character which appears in the DVD movie), a coloring book and either an egg shaker or maraca.— Celebrity Baby Blog - People.com
Not to mention that the technique involved to make a TicTac box behave like a shaker or maraca is tricky, and difficult to maintain even for a seasoned percussionist.— SPIKE Featured Videos

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