afoxé: percussion instrument played by rubbing strings of beads around a cylinder
alto flute: a modern flute that plays one fourth lower than a regular concert flute
ayarachi:
Bolivian
panpipes with a pentatonic scale
bombo: goatskin drum from Bolivia carved out of a tree trunk, used with mallets or sticks
cavaquinho: a high-pitched, four-stringed instrument from Brazil
chajchas: goat toe rattle from Bolivia, called uñas in Spanish
charango: ten-stringed instrument made from an armadillo shell or carved out of one piece of wood
claves: a pair of hardwood dowels struck together
cuatro: four-stringed ukulele-like instrument from Venezuela
doumbek: Middle-Eastern ceramic hand drum with pitch variation
flute: modern concert flute made of platinum, gold and silver
güiro: fish-shaped scraper from the Caribbean used throughout Latin America
guitar: a six-stringed strummed instrument widely used throughout Latin America
harp:
small, double-action Pilgrim pedal harp (http://www.pilgrimharps.co.uk)
maracas: gourd rattles, typical in Caribbean countries
matraka: ratchet-type noisemaker in the shape of a box with a handle, used in festivals
palmas: rhythmic hand clapping
pandeiro: used in Brazil, similar to the tambourine
quena:
pre-Columbian vertical notched flute from Bolivia or Peru made of cane,
originally made of clay or bone
quenacho: similar to a quena
but larger
The
Bolivian quenacho pictured here is the one used by Adrienne Inglis to
dub Bill's flute playing in the 2004 film Kill Bill Vol. 2.
rondador: a configuration of panpipe unique to Ecuador that allows two notes to be played at once
ronroco:
large
charango with a deeper pitch
Photo by
Emilio Torres used in a Brokeback Mountain DVD
special feature interview of Gustavo
Santaolalla
surdo: large Brazilian bass drum used with a large mallet
tamborim: small Brazilian drum beaten with a stick
tarka: recorder-like wind instrument made of Mahogany and invented in the twentieth century
transverse flute: made of boxwood, a copy of an early eighteenth century Thomas Lot flute
triangle: triangular metal alloy percussion instrument with a metal striker
vihuela: five-stringed curved back guitar typical of central México
zampoñas:
panpipes from Bolivia made of cane. The four sizes used in our
performances are toyos, semi-toyas, zankas, and ikas (from large to
small).
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Chaski performs and records Latin American folk music that features traditional instruments, colorful costumes, cultural insight, Andean dances, and audience participation. Instruments include flute, zampoñas (panpipes), quena, harp, cuatro, guitar, charango, bombo, maracas, and more.
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