"using feedback from a loud, distorted guitar amplifier to produce a sustained sound. Some types of string instrument are mainly plucked, such as the harp and the electric bass. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, string instruments are called chordophones. Other examples include the sitar, rebab, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and bouzouki. In most string instruments, the vibrations are transmitted to the body of the instrument, which often incorporates some sort of hollow or enclosed area. The body of the instrument also vibrates, along with the air inside it. The vibration of the body of the"
"Pinkillu A pinkillu, pinkuyllu or pinqullu (Quechua or Aymara, hispanicized spellings ""pincollo, pincuyllo, pingullo, pinquillo"", also ""pinkillo, pinkiyo, pinkullo, pinkuyo"") is a flute found throughout the Andes, used primarily in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. It is usually played with one hand, leaving the other one free to accompany oneself on a drum like the ""tinya"". It is used in a variety of public festivals and other kinds of communal ceremonies. The ""pinkillu"" can measure in length up to 1 meter 20 cm, and has six finger holes. It is most commonly made out of cane, but can be"
"rainfall. The ""pinkillu"" is moistened with alcohol or water before playing, and are associated with fertility. Pinkillu A pinkillu, pinkuyllu or pinqullu (Quechua or Aymara, hispanicized spellings ""pincollo, pincuyllo, pingullo, pinquillo"", also ""pinkillo, pinkiyo, pinkullo, pinkuyo"") is a flute found throughout the Andes, used primarily in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. It is usually played with one hand, leaving the other one free to accompany oneself on a drum like the ""tinya"". It is used in a variety of public festivals and other kinds of communal ceremonies. The ""pinkillu"" can measure in length up to 1 meter 20 cm,"
"been fully researched, though it is most likely an adaptation of African gourde musical bows, as no Indigenous Brazilian or European people use musical bows. One belief, popularized by Ana Palmer, states that the berimbau may have started as a weapon disguised as an instrument. The way the ""berimbau"" and the ""m'bulumbumba"" of southwest Angola are made and played are very similar, as well as the tuning and basic patterns performed on these instruments. The assimilation of this African instrument into the Brazilian capoeira is evident also in other Bantu terms used for musical bows in Brazilian, including ""urucungo"", and"
"a style of music called . The music of the Otavalo people is well known worldwide. A small panpipe called the ""rondador"" is the most distinctive instrument, but ensembles are typically groups of wind instruments, guitar trios, or brass bands. Folk rhythms include ""cachullapi"", ""yumbo"", and danzante. Musicians like Huayanay have helped to popularize Andean-Ecuadoran music. Afro-Ecuadorian music is mainly of two types. ""Marimba"" music comes from Esmeraldas, and gets its name from the prominent use of ""marimba""s, along with drums and other instruments specific to this region such as the ""bombo"", the ""cununo"" and the ""wasa"". Sometimes this music"
"or piano, though they usually play them using drum sticks and other alternative techniques. Flutes, played by Artur Andrés Ribeiro, are possibly the traditional instruments most used by the group. They can also be played with a ""Chinese mouthpiece"", a common flute mouthpiece with a membrane that vibrates with the passage of air (somewhat resembling a kazoo), making the flute sound something like a reed instrument. ""This article draws heavily on the in the , which was accessed in the version of August 18, 2006."" Uakti (band) Uakti (WAHK-chee) was a Brazilian instrumental musical group that was composed of Marco"
"the lambeg drum. Modern players of Celtic music, including folk-rock, sometimes include fifing in their arrangements. The Junkanoo festival of the Bahamas and Jamaica includes the music of bamboo fifes. In northeast Brazil, on the rural lands, people use a bamboo fife named Brazilian Fife (in Brazil it is called Pife Nordestino or just Pife, and pronounces like Peefi). This fife is a mix of Native American flute traditions with European fife traditions. The groups, that use this instrument, use only flute and percussive elements in their music, in a profusion of Native American, African and European traditions. See also"
"Arlindo Cruz Arlindo Cruz (born September 14, 1958, birth name Arlindo Domingos da Cruz Filho) is a Brazilian musician, composer and singer, working in the genre of samba and pagode. Arlindo took part in the most important formation of Grupo Fundo de Quintal, and is considered one of the most important figures of the pagode movement. At the age of seven, Arlindo was given his first musical instrument, the cavaquinho, by his father (Arlindão), a friend and partner of Candeia with whom he had founded the Mensageiros do Samba group. From 7 to 12 years, Arlindo already played by ear,"
"Armandinho (Brazilian guitarist) Armandinho (born Armando da Costa Macêdo, May 23, 1953) is a Brazilian composer and singer. He was born in Salvador, the son of Osmar Macêdo, from the world's first trio elétrico, the Trio Elétrico de Dodô e Osmar. (In the 1940s, at the same time the electric guitar was invented, Osmar Macêdo along with bandmate Adolfo Nascimento [who was an electrical engineer] independently created the Guitarra Baiana, a type of electric cavaquinho, which gave the Trio Elétrico its name.) In his early career, he played in his bands Trio Elétrico Mirim in 1962 and Hell's Angels in"
"musicians in this style from northeast. In this musical style the typical combination is a trio of accordion, triangle and zabumba (a type of drum). This style has gained popularity recently, in particular among the student population of the south-east of the country (in the Forró Universitário genre, with important exponents today being Falamansa, and trios such as Trio Dona Zefa, Trio Virgulino and Trio Alvorada). Moreover, the accordion is the principal instrument in Junina music (music of the São João Festival), with Mario Zan having been a very important exponent of this music. It is an important instrument in"
"pitu montañés, namely that of the fipple flutes, which also includes the tin whistle and the recorder. The instrument has seen a revival in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, finding a place in traditional music ensembles. Other wind instruments include ""chifre"", ""ocarina"" and the imported clarinet and accordion. Cantabria has a rich dance repertoire for soprano clarinet, also known as ""pitu"" or ""requinto"" (not to be confused with the ""requinta fife""). Plucked stringed instruments are common throughout Spain and Portugal, but they were proscribed in Galician or Asturian commercial folk music"
"Timbau The timbau or Brazilian timbal is a membranophone instrument derived from the caxambu drum, usually played with both hands. Slightly conical and of varying sizes, it is usually light in weight and made of lacquered wood or metal (usually aluminum) with a tunable nylon head. It is in the shape of an ice cream cone with the top and the point cut off. The drum is most often found in Bahia, originating in Salvador, Bahia, and is used mainly to play Afro-Brazilian rhythms, such as axé and samba-reggae. It is played in a similar manner to the atabaque, a"
"as a folk instrument, the violin is usually referred to in English as a ""fiddle"" (although the term ""fiddle"" can be used informally no matter what the genre of music). Worldwide, there are various stringed instruments such as the wheel fiddle and Apache fiddle that are also called ""fiddles"". Fiddle music differs from classical in that the tunes are generally considered dance music, and various techniques, such as droning, shuffling, and ornamentation specific to particular styles are used. In many traditions of folk music, the tunes are not written but are memorized by successive generations of musicians and passed on"
"who have kept Candombe alive uninterrupted for two hundred years. Some of highlights are: in Ansina school: Wáshington Ocampo, Héctor Suárez, Pedro ""Perico"" Gularte, Eduardo ""Cacho"" Giménez, Julio Giménez, Raúl ""Pocho"" Magariños, Rubén Quirós, Alfredo Ferreira, ""Tito"" Gradín, Raúl ""Maga"" Magariños, Luis ""Mocambo"" Quirós, Fernando ""Hurón"" Silva, Eduardo ""Malumba"" Gimenez, Alvaro Salas, Daniel Gradín, Sergio Ortuño y José Luis Giménez. The Afro-Argentine Candombe is played with two types of drums, played exclusively by men. Those drums are: “llamador” (also called ""base"", ""tumba"", ""quinto"" or ""tumba base""), and ""repicador"" (also called ""contestador"", ""repiqueteador"" or ""requinto""). The first is a bass drum,"
"the birth of Christ, and to share in the joy of the message of Peace on Earth and to all People of Good Will. Aguinaldos are played with typical instruments such as the cuatro (a small, four-string guitar), furruco, and maracas. Other instruments often used are violin, guitar, tambourine, mandolin, bandol, caja (a percussive box instrument), and marímbula (an Afro-Venezuelan instrument). In exchange for the entertainment, ""parranderos"" are traditionally given food and drink: hallacas, panettone, rum and ""Ponche Crema"" (a form of alcoholic eggnog). Aguinaldos are also played at Christmas church celebrations. In Puerto Rico, the ""aguinaldo"" is a musical"
"use various materials in place of natural fingernails; these fingerpicks were traditionally made of tortoiseshell, but today are usually nylon or plastic. Armandinho, born in 1891, became one of the most influential guitar players in Lisbon, leaving a vast repertoire of variations and fados behind. Following in his footsteps came other guitarists, such as Jaime Santos, Raul Nery, José Nunes and Fontes Rocha. Artur Paredes, born in 1899, was an equally important player in the city of Coimbra. Much of today's Coimbra guitar features can be traced back to his contact with local luthiers. His son Carlos Paredes was a"
"made out of bamboo, bone, or tree branches as well. In Peru and Bolivia, sheep and llama nerves are used to tie the instrument together. Among the different kinds there are ""ch'aka pinkillu"" (bone flute), ""qina qina pinkillu"" (cane flute) and ""tupa pinkillu"" (made out of thicker ""tuquru"" cane). The ""pinkillu"" has great cultural significance. In the Andes the instrument is played during the early rainy season to celebrate cattle and farming. The ""pinkillu"" is often played in pairs or ensembles during the rainy season and at festivals. In Bolivia it is believed that the ""pinkillu"" made from cane attracts"
"(neo-batuku), but he died in 2001 before to achieve his creative work. Performers and songwriters are Orlando Pantera, Vadú, Tcheka, Mayra Andrade, Lura, Zeca di nha Reinalda. ""Tabanka"" or ""Tabanca"" is a form of music in Cape Verde, also popular, it characterizes by having an allegro, a binary compass,[1] ""and traditionally being melodic only"". Singers or artists and band include Os Tubarões, Zezé di Nha Reinalda, Finaçon, Orlando Pantera and Simentera. ""Coladeira"" is a form of dance and music from Cape Verde. Singers and musicians includes Nancy Vieira, the band Simentera, Mité Costa, Bana, Manecas Matos, Cabral & Cabo Verde"
"Palendag The palendag, also called Pulalu (Manobo and Mansaka), Palandag (Bagobo), Pulala (Bukidnon) and Lumundeg (Banuwaen) is a type of Philippine bamboo flute, the largest one used by the Maguindanaon, a smaller type of this instrument is called the Hulakteb (Bukidnon). A lip-valley flute, it is considered the toughest of the three bamboo flutes (the others being the tumpong and the suling) to use because of the way one must shape one's lips against its tip to make a sound. The construction of the mouthpiece is such that the lower end is cut diagonally to accommodate the lower lip and"
"partnership in August, in Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Theater. Vitor Araújo and Rivotrill toured Brazil and were characterized by their musical electicism, trying to mix classical and popular music. Between the most important shows of these musicians, one can cite Festival de Música do Mundo, realized in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. In October of this same year, Araújo and Rivotrill performed in Auditório Ibirapuera, São Paulo. This shows was recorded and released in DVD weeks later. The show counted with participation of the musician Vinicius Sarmento. Rivotrill Rivotrill is a Brazilian instrumental group formed by Junior Crato (flute and saxophone),"
"instrumental by James Booker with the Jerry Garcia Band. This song was performed in the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics. This song was adapted to the 2016 video games Just Dance 2017 and Civilization VI. A biographical movie about Zequinha de Abreu with the same title, ""Tico-Tico no Fubá"" was produced in 1952 by the Brazilian film studio ""Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz"", starring Anselmo Duarte as Abreu. The title phrase also features in the lyrics to the song ""O Pato"" made famous by João Gilberto. Tico-Tico no Fubá ""Tico-Tico no fubá"" (""sparrow in the cornmeal"", or, literally, ""rufous-collared"
"the rhythm in funaná, a musical genre in Cape Verde. It is believed that the name “""ferrinho""” is an adaptation of “""ferrinhos""”, that is the name by which the triangle is known in popular music in Portugal. In spite of the name, the ferrinho is more similar to instruments like the ""güiro"" (scraped idiophone) than the triangle (directly struck idiophone). One of the greatest musicians who used the instrument is Codé di Dona. Other musicians with the instrument include Bino Branco from the band Ferro Gaita. A ferrinho once used by Codé di Dona is depicted on the back of"
"founded by the Birck brothers in 1988. During Graforreia Xilarmônica's hiatus, Pianta was a live musician for Júlio Reny's band, and formed the short-lived projects Ceres and Os Ascensoristas. In 2016 he temporarily returned to DeFalla as a session member on their album ""Monstro"", after being a live musician for them again in 2015. Pianta also gave music lectures at the Colégio IPA in Porto Alegre. Carlo Pianta Carlo Machado Pianta (born 1967) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist best known for being a founding member of two of the most important rock bands from Rio Grande do Sul"
"Miranda (Miranda), Corridinho do Algarve or Bailinho (Madeira), are some examples of dances created by the sound of folk. Some of the typical instruments used are a guitar, mandolin, bagpipes, accordion, violin, drums, Portuguese guitar and an enormous variety of wind and percussion instruments. Contemporary bands include Dazkarieh, Cornalusa, Gaitúlia, Strella do Dia etc. In the popular culture the philharmonic bands represent each locality and play different types of music, from popular to classical. Lidia Costa, Carlos Marques, Alberto Madurai, José Caminos and Railcar Morays are some of the most important names in philharmonic music. Fado (translated as destiny or"
"""Tres"" ""Tres and piano"" ""Voice and piano"" Music of Cuba YouTube. Efraín Amador. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H9r4wUR0_Y Efraín Amador Efraín Amador Piñero (born 1947) is a Cuban guitarist, lutist, composer and professor. He has conducted extensive investigations about the “Cuban lute” and “tres” performance styles, and has created several methods of study and numerous compositions for those instruments. Amador began studying guitar at Havana Municipal Conservatory (Amadeo Roldán) with renowned professor Isaac Nicola and graduated in 1970. At a later time he studied guitar at the Instituto Superior de Arte with professors Nicola and Leo Brouwer, as well as musical composition with José"
"nowadays it is used more as a decorative piece, rather than a musical instrument. Cimboa The cimboa (, also in São Vicente Creole, Capeverdean Creole of ALUPEK: ""simboa"" or ""simbua""), also known as the cimbó , is a musical instrument from Cape Verde. It is a bowed chordophone that was traditionally used to be played with the batuque dances. The ""cimboa"" is composed of the instrument proper and its bow. The instrument belongs to the lute family, and so it possesses a neck attached to a sound box. The sound box is made of a calebash, or when it is"
"along with various other ""violeiros"" (""viola caipira"" players that create ""música caipira"" or Brazilian country music). He reached fame with Pardinho (real name: Antônio Henrique de Lima), consolidating the music double as Tião Carreiro e Pardinho. Alongside Pardinho, Tião Carreiro is credited as the inventor of the ""Pagode"" (not to be confused with the Pagode style of Samba), the rural ""Pagode"" (""Pagode Caipira""). Among the ""violeiros"" such as César Menotti & Fabiano, Chitãozinho & Xororó, Milionário e José Rico among others, Tião Carreiro e Pardinho are viewed as one of the most influential songwriters/singers of the ""Música Sertaneja"" style of"
"in a rhythmic manner. Pifilca The pifilca (Mapudungun language: onomatopoeia of its sound) is a type of ductless flute, resembling a ""silbato"", found in Patagonia, particularly the Argentine provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén. It is an aerophone resembling a flute with a longitudinal ""filo-flauta"", with the tube closed at its lower end and the middle portion with a singular perforation. It is made of wood of 30-40 centimetres in length, lacking an orifice to obturate. The tube is bored through its length, approximately halfway through. The instruments emits only one sound, and its one note mixes with a song"
"Carlo Pianta Carlo Machado Pianta (born 1967) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist best known for being a founding member of two of the most important rock bands from Rio Grande do Sul during the mid-1980s: DeFalla and Graforreia Xilarmônica. Carlo Pianta was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1967, and graduated in music from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. In 1985 he founded, alongside Edu K. and Biba Meira, the experimental rock group DeFalla (initially called Fluxo, but renamed DeFalla by Pianta's suggestion as a tribute to Spanish composer Manuel de Falla),"
"Efraín Amador Efraín Amador Piñero (born 1947) is a Cuban guitarist, lutist, composer and professor. He has conducted extensive investigations about the “Cuban lute” and “tres” performance styles, and has created several methods of study and numerous compositions for those instruments. Amador began studying guitar at Havana Municipal Conservatory (Amadeo Roldán) with renowned professor Isaac Nicola and graduated in 1970. At a later time he studied guitar at the Instituto Superior de Arte with professors Nicola and Leo Brouwer, as well as musical composition with José Ardévol, Roberto Valera and José Loyola. In 1981 he received a Doctorate Degree from"
"the Capeverdean $1000 escudo note issued since 2015. Ferrinho The ferrinho (in Cape Verdean Creole ferrinhu ) is a musical instrument, more precisely a scraped idiophone. It is made up by a metal bar (generally of iron) that is scraped by another metal object. The player holds the bar vertically, with its lower end in the palm of one hand and the upper end leaning against the shoulder. With the other hand, the player uses a metallic object, held horizontally, to scrape the bar with up-and-down movements. A custom-made ""ferrinho"" is usually 90 centimeters long, with a straight-angle section to"
"successful partnership, Arlindo Cruz & Sombrinha, which lasted until ca. 2005. In 2012, Arlindo Cruz recorded 'Tatu Bom De Bola' the official song for Fuleco the Armadillo the official Mascot of FIFA 2014 World Cup scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. Today Arlindo Cruz proceeds in solo career. In 2015, his album ""Herança Popular"" was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Samba/Pagode Album category. Arlindo Cruz Arlindo Cruz (born September 14, 1958, birth name Arlindo Domingos da Cruz Filho) is a Brazilian musician, composer and singer, working in the"
"Charango The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, which probably originated in the Quechua and Aymara populations in post-Colombian times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during colonialization. The instrument is widespread throughout the Andean regions of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina, where it is a popular musical instrument which exists in many variant forms. About 66 cm [26 inches] long, the charango was traditionally made with the shell from the back of an armadillo (""quirquincho"", ""mulita""), but also it can be made of wood, which some believe to"