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Grandpa Banana and his Five String Tenor-Guitar by Corrado Giacomel

Recently I have downloaded the song Old Woman by Grandpa Banana from the Acoustic Oasis website – one of the free daily Acoustic Oasis downloads. When I listened to this song I liked it immediately and I had to search for information about this artist. You can find some information about Grandpa Banana on the …

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The Tar – An Important Long Neck Lute from Persia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

If you need a break from the holiday music at the moment, maybe it is a good idea to listen to some music of a completely different culture. I have collected some videos with an instrument that is used in Persia, Azerbaijan and Armenia – the tar. There are many more interesting videos, including some …

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The Grupo Ayate – Joyfull Plucked Strings from the Canary Islands

During the last days I have watched many videos with music of the Canary Islands – Gran Canaria or Tenerife. On the Canary Islands they have a tradition of mixed ensembles with plucked instruments – guitar, bandurria, laud and the typical instrument named timple. In most cases the ensemble is used to accompany one or …

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