Electric guitars were first used during the 1930s, today an electric guitar can be found in almost every rock band. A great online feature about the invention of the electric guitar can be found at the site of the Lemelson Center: Sometimes, but typically it is a far more complex process. Amplifying the sound of […]
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Three videos with the guitarist Rogério Caetano from Brazil from the Talentos series of the Brazilian TV. Rogério Caetano is one of the younger Brazilian guitarists, he has played together with Hamilton de Holanda. In those videos he plays with Luís Barcelos (bandolim) and Amoy Ribas (percussion) Enjoy the videos with Rogério Caetano! Talentos –
Trio Hamilton de Holanda, Marcos Suzano e Jaques Morelenbaum A TV show from Brazil with Hamilton de Holanda (bandolim), Marcos Suzano (pandeiro and percussion) and Jaques Morelenbaum (violoncello). Hamilton de Holanda is one of the best bandolim players from Brazil. For this show he is accompanied by cello and percussion. I like the possibilities of
In the Library of Congress you can find sheet music for mandolin and guitar. This includes many arrangements of marches by John Philip Sousa for mandolin and guitar, 2 mandolins and guitar or mandolin and piano. There are also severals other pieces from the period around 1900. In this post I have compiled the first
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my postcard collection about mandolin guitar and other instruments
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Some years ago I have found the website of the Japanese mandolin player Atsushi Fukuya and wrote about it in my blog. Yesterday again I landed on the website of Atsushi Fukuya and I have listened again to some of his recordings. On this occasion I searched for more information and I have found several
I have recently found a concert with Harrison Kennedy on the CBC Concerts on Demand site. Harrison Kennedy plays mandolin, guitar, banjo, harmonica and he sings. During the 60s Harrison was a member of The Chairman of the Board and he was very successful: In 1968 the Detroit POP GROUP “The Chairmen of the Board.”
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