Musics of the world

The sound of a rainstick always reminds me of–you guessed it–rain. The instrument is made so that the beads (or beans or whatever) sound like drops of rain hitting the ground, so a rainstick is an icon for rain.

If you click on the link there’s a sound clip to the right.

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