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shekere

percussion instrument from West Africa
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shekere

Summary

shekere ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (519 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shekere is a type of idiophone[2].
  • shekere's Commons category is recorded as Shekere[3].
  • shekere's said to be the same as is recorded as yabara[4].

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Definition and Type

shekere is a type of idiophone[2].

Why It Matters

shekere ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (519 views/month).[1] shekere has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] shekere is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shekere. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shekere
MLA “shekere.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shekere.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shekere_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shekere}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shekere}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · DaSupremo · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → idiophone
    Said to be the same as → yabara
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q791876]]"
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