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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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    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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    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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    bombard bouzouki & Irish bouzouki brommtopp bukkehorn bullroarer cajón catá cavaquinho chajchas charango çifteli cimbalom çığırtma claves concertina concheras...
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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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  • 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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