The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during colonialization.

2021年12月27日 · The charango is a small ten-string Andean musical instrument from the lute family that originated from South America. When the Spaniards arrived in South America, they brought with them the vihuela. The vihuela is considered to …

2022年7月18日 · A charango is what you’d get if you took a classic guitar, scaled it down to about the size of a ukulele, and made it out of an armadillo shell. It’s also one of the most celebrated instruments in Andean culture, with a long history and an …

2012年2月28日 · The Charango is now a popular instrument throughout much of latin America, interpreted by an array of virtuosos, or charanguistas. The Charango is sometimes made using the shell of the Quirquincho (armadillo).

So, what’s a charango? This diminutive, multi-stringed, multi-coursed, hollow-bodied axe offers up sweet sounds reminiscent of a mando, a high-strung guitar, or a uke, and projects surprisingly well for such a small instrument.

2023年10月17日 · Explore the rich cultural history of the charango, a stringed musical instrument typical of South America, especially in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile. Discover its origins dating back to the Spanish conquest, its evolution into various regional variants, and its essential role in traditional Andean music.

2016年11月22日 · 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.

The charango is a strummed and plucked bowl-lute chordophone of the Andean regions of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. A ‘hybrid instrument’ influenced by both European and pre-Columbian musical cultures, the charango has for centuries been a part of the musical lives of indigenous Andean peoples such as the Quechua and Aymara.

2024年10月3日 · The Charango is a captivating plucked string instrument that originated in Bolivia and has since gained popularity in neighboring countries such as Peru, Chile, and Argentina, especially within Andean folk music.

2012年2月28日 · Quechas were thought to have mimic this stringed instrument, thus creating the charango. Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, there were no string instruments there at all, so the charango is thought to be one of the very first invented in the western hemisphere.