Chocalho

Chocalho being played in Tokyo at the Asakusa Samba Carnival

Chocalho is the generic name for "shaker" in Portuguese. It is also called the txequerequetxere^{[what language is this?]} in some regions of Catalonia, specifically in Garcia. There are various types of idiophones using this name in Portuguese, not always being the same instrument:

a shaker;
a kind of jingle stick used to play samba music;
a cowbell;

Chocalhos are typically used as a support to the sound of the pineapple caixas, to sustain the rhythm in the bateria. This instrument consists of an aluminium or wooden frame with a number of rows, each carrying pairs of jingles (platinelas^{[what language is this?]}). The chocalho is played by shaking it back and forth and pumping the arms up and down. Also known as Rocar.^{[what language is this?]}

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