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No one
forgets the “vuuvuu” sound of Vuvuzela. The long plastic horn trumpted on the
tarraces during the 2010 world football fiesta in South Africa. Vuvuzelas were
so popular during the 2010 World cup that manufacturers such as Masincedane
Sport were selling as many as 50,000 of them a month.
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| Shaxy Caxirola, the musical Sound for Brazil 2014 World Cup |
So, if the
buzzing Vuvuzela whose raspy monotones drew comparism to a swarm of angry Bees,
provided the sound track to the world cup three years ago, then in 2014, Brazil’s
aural arouser made of Caxixi, a woven India instrument filled with dried beans,
will take the center stage.
Football fans around the world should get ready to lend their ears to shimmy shake of the Caxirola.The pear-shaped plastic percussion piece is to be the musical instrument of choice for the 2014 World cup after it was given the seal of approval by Brazil’s Ministry of sports and got the ringing endorsement by the President, Dilima Roussett.
The Caxirola
is designed to produce a gentler sound similar to maracas or rainsticks, and
dressed in the green and yellow colors of Brazil’s national flag.
The
inventor, Brazilian composer Carlinhos Brown, who was nominated for an Oscar in
2012, wants his invention to have similar mass appeal like the Vuvuzela when
people arrives in Brazil for the World Cup.
The Caxirola
as with the Vuvuzela,is the ball of the fans” explained Brown. “We want every
South American to have a Caxirola in their hands.”
In as much,
the Brazilian doesn’t want his musical instrument to follow quite the same path
as the Vuvuzela. Though, an attempt to ban the plastic horn during the 2010
World Cuo itself may have failed,but it soon found itself on the not-wanted
list at global sporting tournaments.
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| Vuvuzela got Bad Reputation in Europe |
The Vuvuzela
got such a bad reputation because of its deafening noise and the racucous
cacophony which may not be healthy for human consumption. Many players has also
complained that the sound affected their concentration during the game.
Arsenal and
Tothenham were among the first English Premier League clubs to silence the
Vuvuzela, banning it from their ground because of concerns over irritations and
safety. Europe football governing body, UEFA also banned the instrument from
all its competition.
Vuvuzelas
were not the first football musical instrument that raised concerns. The traditional
football Rattles, which are less popular today, also disappeared from stadiums
in the 1970s because of safety concerns.
Brown is
hoping that Caxirola wouldn’t follow the fate of Vuvuzelas and Rattles. He maintained that the
Caxirola is less noisy and at the same time it’s an object that has the ability
to combine the image with sound. So fans as well as players may enjoy a more
appreciable sound during the world cup.
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