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- The machete (Portuguese: machete de braga) is a small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal. It has a double bulged body, traditionally made of wood, with a small rib and has four metallic strings, which depending on the region, may be attached by wooden pegs. Its slightly larger cousin, the machete de rajão, has five metal strings.
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The machete (Portuguese: machete de braga) is a small stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal. It has a double bulged body, traditionally made of wood, with a small rib and has four metallic strings, which depending on the region, may be attached by wooden pegs.
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Aug 24, 2021 · Accounts from the last quarter of the nineteenth century typically make no distinction between the two instruments, calling them both taropatches while sometimes noting the number of strings. The machete de braga or simply machete, was a smaller instrument than the rajão with four gut strings, tuned DGBD [Fig. 2].
The rajão (Portuguese: machete de rajão) is a 5-stringed instrument from Madeira, Portugal. The instrument traces back to the country's regional folk music, where it is used in folklore dances of Portugal in addition to other stringed instruments from the same region.
- Madeira, Portugal
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Developed in the 1880s, the ukulele is based on several small, guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin, the machete, cavaquinho, timple, and rajão, introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira, the Azores and Cape Verde.
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ukulele, (Hawaiian: “flea”), small guitar derived from the machada, or machete, a four-stringed guitar introduced into Hawaii by the Portuguese in the 1870s. It is seldom more than 24 inches (60 cm) long. The ukulele has been played in Europe and the United States as a jazz and solo instrument in the 20th century.
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Wiki. Musical Instruments. String Instruments. Ukulele Overview. The ukulele is a string instrument from the lute family. The ukulele has its roots in the Portuguese instrument called the "machete." The ukulele looks like a small guitar. It has a bright and cheerful sound.
Aug 14, 2023 · The title “Hacha Y Machete” refers to the specific percussion instruments played by Hacha and Machete in the Tito Puente Orchestra. However, beyond their literal meaning, the words “Hacha” (Ax) and “Machete” (Machete) symbolize the powerful and rhythmic sound that Lavoe aimed to capture in his music. 3.