MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF

LATIN AMERICA
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Tlapitzalli
- A tlapitzalli is an aerophone
known from pre-Columbian
Mesoamerican cultures, particularly
the Aztec. It is a form of flute, made
of ceramic, wood, clay, or bone.
They are most often decorated with
abstract designs or images of Aztec
deities.
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Teponaztli
- teponaztli, struck idiophone.
The teponaztli is a percussion
instrument and more particularly a
split drum. It was already in use
among the Aztecs and is still to be
seen in certain areas of Mexico. It
consists of a hollowed-out tree
trunk with an H-shaped notch at
the top.
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Concha
- Conch, or conque, also known as a
"seashell horn" or "shell trumpet", is a
musical instrument (often a signal
instrument), a wind instrument that is
made from a seashell (conch), the shell of
several different kinds of very large sea
snails. As described by instrument maker
Bart Hopkins, such shells are a "gift from
the sea that provides a natural conical
bore is conch.
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Rasp
- A rasp is coarse form of file used for
coarsely shaping wood or other
material. Typically a hand tool, it
consists of a generally tapered
rectangular, round, or half-round
sectioned bar of case hardened steel
with distinct, individually cut teeth. A
narrow, pointed tang is common at one
end, to which a handle may be fitted.
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Huehuetl
- The huēhuētl is a percussion
instrument from Mexico, used by
the Aztecs and other cultures. It is
an upright tubular drum made
from a wooden body opened at
the bottom that stands on three
legs cut from its base, with skin
stretched over the top. It can be
beaten by hand or wood mallet
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WHISTLES
- are instruments made of
natural elements such as bone
from animals.The eagle-bone
whistle is the most common.It
produces a series of high-pitched
notes which are similar to the cry
of an eagle.
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SIKU
OCARINA

ZAMPOÑA
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TARKA QUENA

CHARANGO
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MARIACHI
- is a style of music and musical
group performance that dates back
to at least the 18th century, evolving
over time in the countryside of
various regions of western Mexico.
It has a distinctive instrumentation,
musical genre, performance, singing
style, and clothing.