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Charango
Websites
History, definition and Real Audio sound clips.
http://www.music.gla.ac.uk/HTMLF...Research/Daniel/htm/charango.htm
Terminology, tune methods, chords, rhythms and playing techniques.
http://www.frii.net/~brain/charango/
History and tuning of this instrument, a small lute from South America.
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The Charango: Small South American Lute The charango is a small ten string lute that originated in South America. The back of the instrument is traditionally fashioned from an armadillo. When the Spaniards came to South America, they brought the vihuela (an ancestor of the guitar)...Chords, strumming and picking.
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Charangos The South American Super Ukulele! Andean relative of the guitar and ukulele, is an inexpensive, portable, musically flexible, LOUD little bundle of fun. I first discovered these fascinating instruments in the 1980s and have used them for many different kinds of music. I have played...