What are Charangos made of?
What are Charangos made of?
About 66 cm (26 in) long, the charango was traditionally made with the shell from the back of an armadillo (called quirquincho or mulita in South American Spanish), but it can also be made of wood, which some believe to be a better resonator. Wood is more commonly used in modern instruments.
Where does the charango come from?
The charango is the Spanish guitar’s little South-American brother. The instrument is thought to have originated some three hundred years ago in the “silver city” Potosi, in what is now Bolivia. It may have been devised by Indian musicians after the example of the guitars or mandolins of the Spanish conquistadors.
Where are Charangos made?
Bolivia
The sound of the Charango is sometimes described as harp-like, though it can resemble the mandolin , lute and guitar as well. Our Charangos are hand-crafted in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The instruments are made by Hernan Tordoya, brother-in-law of flutemaker Ivan Alandres.
What are Wankaras and Charangos?
A wankara is a skin drum: And a charango is a multi-stringed instrument: It looks like it has ten strings. The Aymara tribe is Andean musical instruments.
Where is the charango used?
The charango has become one of the most popular instruments in the Andean regions of Bolivia, Peru and northern Argentina. The Quéchua and Aimara country folk of Peru and Bolivia prefer the charango with a flat wooden resonator and metal strings.
What is a cuatro guitar?
The cuatro is a family of Latin American string instruments played in Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. It is derived from the Spanish guitar. Although some have viola-like shapes, most cuatros resemble a small to mid-sized classical guitar.
What type is a Wankaras?
A wankara is a large, double headed drum.
What is Wankaras?
The wankara or wankar is a large double-headed cylindrical membranophone of the Quechua- and Aymara-speaking peoples of the Bolivian Andes. The wankara described here is associated specifically with the kantu (also spelled khantu) panpipe ensemble of the Kallawaya people, who live near Lake Titicaca.
