Example Sentences

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A cymbal, a guiro, a waterphone — they all have voices waiting to be discovered rather than being dictated to.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

From the guitarron and the requinto to the guiro and the tololoche, these are some of the instruments responsible for música Mexicana’s distinct qualities.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

What resulted was a manic, fragmentary welter of impulses and styles, with second guesses and shifts of gear prompted by short, sharp scrapes on a guiro.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2012

Mostly this album sticks to form: the closely picked guitars, the rustling of the guiro, the ever-so-mild hip-hop affect.

From New York Times • May 22, 2011

He handed me a guiro, widening the circle to make room for one more.

From Washington Post