A caxixi (pronounced [kaˈʃiʃi]) is a percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat bottom filled with seeds or other small particles.

It is found across Africa and South America, but mainly in Brazil and Cuba, used in staging the ritual.

In Brazil, the smaller-sized caxixi began to be played alongside the berimbau.

Natives believed the caxixi to summon good enchanted spirits and to ward off evil ones.

More modern caxixis are made out of metal and have a more cutting sound as a result.