Instruments
Documented instruments as sound objects: morphology, uses, accompaniment and craft or teaching transmission.
Documented instruments
A visual selection of instruments linked to Canarian musical tradition and documented by the Canary Islands Government.
Timple
A small plucked-string instrument, usually with five strings, closely linked to accompanying Canarian popular music.
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Bandurria
A plucked-string instrument similar to the lute, but smaller.
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Bucio
A natural trumpet made from a marine conch shell and sounded by vibrating the lips.
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Limpet shells
A percussion instrument made from limpet shells struck together to mark the rhythm.
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El Hierro flute
A rustic six-hole flute associated with religious and patronal festivities on El Hierro.
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Gomera drum
A drum from La Gomera that accompanies the island’s traditional songs and dances.
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El Hierro drum
A robust, resonant drum characteristic of El Hierro’s musical tradition.
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Chácaras
Hand percussion similar to castanets but larger, characteristic of La Gomera and El Hierro.
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