How to Make A Sheker
- Steve Tierra provides detailed instructions on how to make the instrument from a gourd.
- http://djembelfaq.drums.org/v8b.htm

Shekere: Make and Shake
- History, construction, and how to play the shekere.
- http://www.ibiblio.org/musicians/botsford/educators/shekere/

Festival Shekeres
- Step-by-step instructions for shekere making, with color close-up photos of details in shekere design.
- http://members.aol.com/chordmaps/shekere/

FamilyFun: Shake Your Own Shekere
- Instructions on making a shekere from a plastic jug and beads.
- http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/feature/famf0100africanhst/famf0100africanhst2.html