viola caipira

The Viola Caipira of Brazil

I have found some more interesting things about the viola caipira. First, there is a homepage dedicated to the viola caipira with all important information about the instrument, its players, teachers, luthiers, some sheet music and much more: http://www.violacaipira.com.br/musicabrasileira/ Then I found another homepage with an interesting article about the history of the Viola Cabocla …

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Brazil – Matogrosso – viola caipira – viola sertaneja – Helena Meirelles – Milton Araújo

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I have just discovered some videos from Brazil with a viola caipira or viola sertaneja, an instrument with five double metal courses and slightly smaller than a guitar. You can find more information about those instruments in the Atlas of Plucked Instruments. The viola caipira is built like a normal guitar, the viola sertanejya is …

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