- The
cavaquinho (pronounced [kɐvɐˈkiɲu] in Portuguese) is a
small Portuguese string instrument in the
European guitar family, with four
wires or gut strings...
- 29, 1911 –
February 18, 1986),
better known by the
stage name
Nelson Cavaquinho, was one of the most
important singer/composers of samba. He is usually...
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several small, guitar-like
instruments of
Portuguese origin, the machete,
cavaquinho 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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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....
- 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...
- as chorões.
Originally choro was pla**** by a trio of flute,
guitar and
cavaquinho (a
small chordophone with four strings).
Other instruments commonly pla****...
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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...
- 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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bagpipes (gaita), drums, flutes, tambourines,
accordions and
ukuleles (
cavaquinho).
Within Portuguese folk
music is the
renowned genre of Fado, a melancholic...
