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One year to go for the next World Cup and one thing is for sure, the stadiums will sound a lot different compared to last time. South Africa, the hosts of the 2010 World Cup, saw an incredibly high decibel level. It wasn’t the fans but an instrument used by them to produce one of the world’s most horrific sounds – the vuvuzela!
Post World Cup, many clubs in Europe banned the vuvuzela, with the likes of West Ham saying that it could be used as a weapon. Arsenal and North London rivals, Tottenham, banned vuvuzelas too, citing irritation and safety concerns as their reasons. Soon, other European clubs followed suit and finally UEFA banned vuvuzelas across all football stadiums in Europe.
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In Brazil, a new instrument is set to to make its debut. It’s called the caxirola and it’s designed by Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown. At first sight, the caxirola doesn’t look quite as intimidating as the vuvuzela. But that’s where the good news end.
The instrument is a maraca-of-sorts and is filled with pellets. Upon shaking, it produces a noise just as bad as a vuvezela. One can only imagine what 50,000+ people doing the same thing would sound like: probably like a horde of mantes or crickets cheering 22 footballers!
