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Traditional string instruments
Bandola
The bandola is the tenor voice of the mandolin family. With a larger body and a longer string length than...
Bandoloncelo (Mandocello)
The bandoloncelo (mandocello) is the bass voice of the mandolin family. Tuned like the cello (C–G–D–A), an octave below the...
Classical Guitar
This is surely the most popular fingerpicked instrument in the world. As we know it today, it is the result...
Mandolin (Bandolim)
The mandolin is one of the most important Portuguese folk instruments. Tuned like the violin but with double courses, it...
Braguinha
The Braguinha (also known as Machete) is a traditional instrument of Madeira. It is thought to descend from the Cavaquinho...
Cavaquinho
The Cavaquinho is probably the most played traditional instrument in Portugal. Originally from the Minho region, it is part of...
Brazilian Cavaquinho
The Brazilian cavaquinho (or "cavaco") descends from the Portuguese Cavaquinho. It has the same string length but a significantly larger...
Cape Verdean Cavaquinho
A descendant of the Portuguese Cavaquinho, this instrument has "grown" a little, with a longer string length and a larger...
Portuguese Guitar (Coimbra model)
The Portuguese guitar currently has two models in wide use in Portuguese music. The Coimbra model is easily told apart...
Portuguese Guitar (Lisbon model)
The Portuguese guitar currently has two models in wide use in Portuguese music. The Lisbon model is easily told apart...
Rajão
The Rajão is the most popular instrument in Madeiran folk music. With 5 courses of strings, its tuning resembles that...
Ukulele
Although typical of Hawaii, the ukulele is a direct descendant of the Rajão, the most representative instrument of Madeira. It...
Viola Amarantina
The Viola Amarantina is one of several Portuguese regional guitars that have resisted change, keeping their original structure practically unaltered....
Bass Guitar (Viola Baixo)
An instrument widely used to accompany Lisbon Fado. It is a guitar with a large soundbox and a full, warm...
Viola Beiroa
A regional guitar typical of the central border region of Portugal, with a very pronounced figure-of-eight shape. Besides the 5...
Viola Braguesa
The Viola Braguesa is one of several Portuguese regional guitars that have resisted change, keeping their original structure practically unaltered....
Viola Campaniça
A regional guitar typical of the Alentejo, with a very pronounced figure-of-eight shape and usually a distinctive rosette (some say...
Viola da Terra
The Viola da Terra is the traditional guitar of the Azores, with distinct shapes on the islands of São Miguel...
Viola de Arame
The traditional guitar of Madeira. Its name comes from its metal strings (usually brass). With five courses of double strings,...
Viola Toeira
Another Portuguese regional guitar, from the central coast in particular. Having been practically extinct, it is fortunately being played again....
Traditional Fado Guitar
An essential instrument for accompanying Fado. It is in every way similar to a classical guitar (viola), but some construction...