viola de buriti
The viola de buriti is a Brazilian stringed instrument made from the buriti palm tree. It is very lightweight, has four nylon strings and a tiny sound board and is fretless. It is found in the region of Jalapão in Tocantins and in northwest Minas Gerais.
viola de buriti
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- Viola de buriti
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- Brazil
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The viola de buriti is a Brazilian stringed instrument made from the buriti palm tree. It is very lightweight, has four nylon strings and a tiny sound board and is fretless. It is found in the region of Jalapão in Tocantins and in northwest Minas Gerais.
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The viola de buriti was one of the instruments featured in Brazil's Voa Viola Festival, which featured the diverse uses of the guitar in Brazilian music.
A viola de buriti at the Mumbuca Quilombo in Mateiros, Tocatins, Brazil
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• Name — Viola de buriti • Background — string • Classification — String instrument • Hornbostel Sachs Desc — Composite chordophone • Related — Viola de cocho
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- 1.Bonifácio, José. Dupla 'Tradição do Jalapão' está na semifinal do Festival Voa Viola. GP1. 2010-09-28.
- 2.Centro Universitário Luterano de Palmas. Viola de Buriti no VI Salão do Livro. 2010-03-22.
- 3.Viola de Buriti. The Stringed Instrument Database.
- 4.Oliviera, Allan de Paula. O Tronco da Roseira: Uma antropologia da viola caipira. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. 2004.
- 5.Encontro de Culturas. O artista da viola de buriti. 2009-07-28.
- 6.Viola para sempre: Viola de buriti. Música (é Magia) Para Todos. 2010-07-29.
- 7.Viola de Buriti do Jalapão. Sérgio Gramático Jr. 2011-05-06.
- 8.Viola de buriti do Jalapão no Voa Viola. Voa Viola.
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