http://drumjournal.com/shekere.html Illustrated instructions and links. http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/feature/famf0100africanhst/famf0100africanhst2.html Instructions on making a shekere from a plastic jug and beads. http://members.aol.com/chordmaps/shekere/ Step-by-step instructions for shekere making, with color close-up photos of details in shekere design. http://www.drums.org/djembefaq/v8b.htm Steve Tierra provides detailed instructions on how to make the instrument from a gourd. http://www.ibiblio.org/musicians/botsford/educators/shekere/ History, construction, and how to play the shekere.