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Charango

1979 · Región andina

According to the text, the charango is a plucked string instrument of the South American Andes with an armadillo shell as its body. Its origin is probably in Potosí in the 16th century, when the Quechua population copied European plucked instruments.

Date: 1979
Place: Región andina
In the encyclopedia: Charango ↗Instrument making ↗
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No.: EFMA·IMG·0670

See in the encyclopedia: Charango

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