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    The cavaquinho (pronounced [kɐvɐˈkiɲu] in Portuguese) is a small Portuguese string instrument in the European guitar family, with four wires or gut strings...
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    Nelson Cavaquinho (October 29, 1911 – February 18, 1986, birth name Nelson Antônio da Silva) was one of the most important singer/composers of samba. He...
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    starting from the age of seven, and later switched to mandolin and to the cavaquinho. He first performed in public in 1933 at the Carnival, playing flute....
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  • Braguinha: the braguinha is a kind of cavaquinho (see below) that is usually found in Madeira. Cavaquinho: the cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the...
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    as chorões. Originally choro was played by a trio of flute, guitar and cavaquinho (a small chordophone with four strings). Other instruments commonly played...
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    bagpipes (gaita), drums, flutes, tambourines, accordions and ukuleles (cavaquinho). Within Portuguese folk music is the renowned genre of Fado, a melancholic...
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  • the late 19th century as a possible predecessor of the ukulele. Rajão Cavaquinho Ukulele Ruymar, Lorene (1 September 1996). The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and...
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  • Eu Nasci" (Monarco) – 1:20 Monarco – lead vocals, cuíca Jair do Cavaquinhocavaquinho "O Mundo é Assim" (Alvaiade) – 2:20 Paulão – acoustic guitar Guaracy...
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  • where Barbara spent many hours as a child. Her first instrument was a cavaquinho, given to her by her grandfather. She has two younger sisters and her...
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    bombard bouzouki & Irish bouzouki brommtopp bukkehorn bullroarer cajón catá cavaquinho chajchas charango çifteli cimbalom çığırtma claves concertina concheras...
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  • four string guitars. Bass guitar Braguinha Cak used in Kroncong music Cavaquinho Celovic used in Tamburica orchestras Cuatro Venezolano Tenor guitar Ukulele...
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    the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by clarinet, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. Funaná, Coladeira, Batuque and Cabo love are other musical forms. In...
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    several small, guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin, the machete, cavaquinho, timple, and rajão, introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants...
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    accompaniment – whose inspiration is choro – such as classical guitar and cavaquinho. In 2005 UNESCO declared Samba de Roda part of Intangible Cultural Heritage...
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    Maracatu Estrela de Tracunhaém Mário Lago Memorial Jesuíta Unisinos Nelson Cavaquinho Paulo Freire Paulo Gracindo Quinteto Violado Samba de Cumbuca Teatro Tablado...
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    ranches "União da Aliança" and "Arrepiados" - in the latter he played the cavaquinho, a musical instrument given to him by his father when he was only 8 or...
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  • (Greece) Trichorda Tetrachorda Brac Bugarija (Croatia) Buzuq (Lebanon) Cak Cavaquinho (Portugal and Brazil) Cekuntrung (Indonesia) Çeng (Turkey) Cetera ceterone...
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  • bought his first cavaquinho, never letting go of the instrument until exchanging it for one which had belonged to "Master Nelson Cavaquinho", which accompanies...
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    Additionally, instruments like the violin, Spanish guitar, trombone, the cavaquinho, and saxophone created a new sound. The singles encompassed a variety...
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    local musical instruments such as the Machete, rajao, Brinquinho and Cavaquinho, which are used in traditional Folklore dances like the Bailinho da Madeira...
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    musical instrument called cavaquinho, a four steel stringed musical instrument that looks like a guitar; however, cavaquinho was then modified into a prounga...
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    hop, Trap, R&B Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals, cavaquinho Years active 2006–present Labels Galerão Records, 2N Music, ZeroUM Records...
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  • Brazilian samba banjo is basically a cavaquinho neck on a banjo body, thereby producing a louder sound than the cavaquinho. It is tuned the same as the top...
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    local musical instruments such as the machete, rajão, brinquinho and cavaquinho, which are used in traditional folkloric dances like the bailinho da Madeira...
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  • Salgadinho was born in 1970 in São Paulo. He began his musical career as a cavaquinho player for Katinguelê, of which he became its main singer and composer...
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    local musical instruments such as the machete, rajão, brinquinho and cavaquinho, which are used in traditional folkloric dances like the bailinho da Madeira...
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  • with instruments like bandolin, acoustic guitar, accordion, flute, and cavaquinho and has a romantic thematic. Guilherme de Brito Vicente Celestino Carlos...
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    known by the stage name Fred 04, is the leader, singer, guitarist and cavaquinho player of Brazilian band Mundo Livre S/A. He is the co-author, along with...
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    stringed instruments Carimba chordophones 3 Mexico stringed instruments Cavaquinho chordophones 3 Portugal stringed instruments Cello (violoncello) Cello...
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  • Leozinho, made use of the cavaquinho in the song Sente a pegada from 2008. Artists such as MC Delano and Ludmilla also use the cavaquinho in some songs, in 2015...
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