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About DameCalabazas

Find out why we are called DameCalabazas

What gourds or pumpkins do we use and why?

What can gourds be used for?

The Agbê. What is it?

How can I personalize my Agbê?

Visual aid for combining colors

Find out why we are called DameCalabazas

It is an expression used today to 'reject someone romantically', for example: – I told your sister that I like her but she gave me hell –. In the 1780 edition of the Academy Dictionary this meaning is found for the first time, specifically defined as "when women reject a boyfriend's proposal".

To explain the relationship between love rejection and pumpkins, there are those who allude to the anti-aphrodisiac character that the ancient Greeks attributed to them, so that giving pumpkins would be an invitation to abandon amorous dalliances. In the monasteries of the Middle Ages, pumpkin seeds were used in rosary beads to keep away lascivious thoughts.

There are also those who say that the pumpkin was used as a float to learn to swim, so it was a very subtle way of telling the suitors that they would rather be thrown into the sea than accept a certain request.

In addition, in that sense it is usually contrasted with the melon, which is the symbol of fertility, abundance and luxury. It is not in vain that a saying goes: «I thought you were a melon and you turned out to be a pumpkin».

What gourds or pumpkins do we use and why?

There are many types of pumpkins; the typical Halloween one, the one we cook and turn into puree, the green one we call zucchini, the one we use to make angel hair, etc. We use the variety Lagenaria siceraria, it was mainly grown to be used as a container once dry.
In Spain it is better known as pilgrim or water gourd, since it was used to transport liquid as a jug or canteen due to its natural insulation from the external temperature. Depending on the country, it can be known as porongo, mate, vinatera calabash, capallu or guada,​ guaje, bule, jícaro, acocote and bangaña among others.

Their final appearance is similar to wood in terms of hardness, color and texture, which is why it is very appreciated when it comes to being able to manipulate it to cut, profile, screen print or paint.
Depends on the final shape and size, it can be used in dozens of products.

Being a natural product dried in the sun, pumpkins can be kept outdoors for a long time, however, we treat the pumpkins so that they can last for life, so we get a sustainable product and durable.

It is used mostly in South America, Central America and Africa, it is used to create all types of containers, such as glasses, bowls, bottles or plates, it is also very well received as a percussion and string musical instrument, such as Agbê
They are also used decoratively, turning them into lamps, birdhouses, ethnic boxes, piggy banks, pots and vases or even naturally untreated, as retro and rural decoration in a basket with pine cones or other pumpkins.

What can gourds be used for?

Te mostramos diferentes utilidades que tienen las calabazas lagenarias: Instrumentos de percusión, de cuerda y viento, mates, recipientes, macetas y jarrones, nidos y casitas de pájaros, cantimploras y botellas, lámparas de mesa y de techo, adornos, cajitas o cestas, huchas y mucho más…. aquí puedes verlo casi todo:

*(some images are my own and others are from the internet since, for example, we do not know how to make string or wind instruments).

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The Agbê. What is it?

The Agbê xequerê is a hand percussion instrument originally from Africa, it arrived in Brazil along with the slaves and although it was forgotten for many years, it returned with great force thanks to the Maracatú that was born in Pernambuco, now it is used in all types of Brazilian music and much of Cuban music, as well as many other countries and musical genres.

It is mainly made with natural sun-dried pumpkin and açai seeds.

Its sound is very broad and its handling is very versatile, it can be used as an accompaniment along with other shakers and small percussion instruments or danced and made to shine with a "güiro touch".

It is a unique and original instrument, since being made completely by hand with natural products it is impossible for two identical agbês to exist in the world.

What is an Agbê like and what does it sound like?

Here I leave you some audio tracks as an example of the possibilities that a Xequerê has:

Xequerê Fusion
Maracatú – Mestra Joana
Trio do Agbês
Marchinha Toque Base
Agua Corrente
Impro en duo con agbês
Maracatú Naçao Porto Rico

How can I personalize my Agbê?

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1. Choose the size.

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2. Choose the color seeds

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3. Tell us what you would like the design to be.

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4. We give you the budget and we start working.

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5. We show you the patterns we have created for you and you choose.

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6. When it is finished, we send it to you so you can enjoy your agbê.

Visual aid for combining colors

This guide is only for the manufacture of instruments and the possible combinations that exist in terms of seeds. We only use natural açai seeds for our instruments, that is why the pure white color as such does not exist since it would have to be bleached with bleach and we only use organic products.
Here is the list of available colors:

1. Natural (cream)
2. Orange
3. Red
4. Brown
5. Tree bark
6. Amber
7. Yellow
8. Green (pistachio)
9. Dark Green

10. Black
11. Dark blue
12. Blue (turquoise)
13. Emerald Green
14. Purple
15. Violet
16. Fuchsia
17. Pink

About me

From a very young age I preferred to paint and draw than play with dolls, I was always painting my mother's pots, molding clay or perfecting crafts from school. Later I discovered that I could work and create with thousands of materials. I have worked with wood, wire, leather, felt, ceramics and even sewing. Every time I saw something that needed to be thrown away, I would make use of it by transforming and restoring it into something else.

Being older I became interested in music and began to be part of a Maracatú and Samba bloko in Madrid. Our Mestre, Carlos Mankuzo, a native of Pernambuco, Brazil, taught us how to make our own instruments. After months making instruments for the entire bloko, I made my own alfaia and my own agbê, and now I work on the pumpkins so that others can enjoy them as I enjoy creating them.

I almost always work to order although I currently have several products in stock, so do not hesitate to contact me and tell me what you want, I will do everything possible to make it happen.
I just hope you like it my work and value the effort and hours spent.

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