Musical instruments related to sand are sand hammers.

The sand hammer is a rocking musical instrument, also called sand ball. A rhythmic percussion instrument originated from South American Indians. The traditional sand hammer uses a spherical dry gourd filled with some hard seeds or gravel. When shaking, the hard particles hit the wall of the gourd to make a sound. There are also wooden, pottery, rattan and plastic sand hammers with similar shapes, which contain beads, lead pills and other things, and often hold one in each hand.

Features:

The sand hammer is mainly used as a rhythmic instrument in the band, and can be used in orchestras or light music groups to play dance music with special styles. In the music form of Venezuela, the sand hammer is often the only percussion instrument in a band.

In terms of playing skills, unlike the traditional sand hammer's horizontal grip, the Venezuelan sand hammer holds the hammer vertically and swings it up and down to play. The playing skills are very rich, delicate and superb.