Tres Cubano
The tres cubano is a Cuban three-course plucked string instrument, commonly built with six strings, and strongly associated with son cubano, changüí, and Afro-Cuban music.
Charango
The charango is a small Andean plucked string instrument, usually built with ten strings in five courses, strongly associated with Bolivia, Peru, and wider Andean musical traditions.
Arpa Llanera
The arpa llanera is a diatonic harp central to joropo and música llanera from Venezuela and Colombia, carrying melody, harmony, rhythm, and ornamentation.
Maracas Llaneras
Maracas llaneras, also known as capachos in some contexts, are essential percussion instruments in joropo and música llanera from the plains of Venezuela and Colombia.
Bandola Venezolana
The Venezuelan bandola is a family of plucked string instruments with regional forms such as the bandola llanera, oriental, central, and guayanesa, closely linked to Venezuelan and Colombian traditions.
Ukulele
The ukulele is a small four-string plucked instrument associated with Hawaiian music, Portuguese migration history, music education, popular song accompaniment, and beginner-friendly chord study.
Cavaquinho
The cavaquinho is a small four-string plucked instrument of Portuguese origin with an important role in Brazilian samba, choro, pagode, and related traditions.
Venezuelan Cuatro
The Venezuelan Cuatro is one of the most important instruments in the musical traditions of Venezuela. It serves as the rhythmic and harmonic foundation of genres such as joropo, gaita, parranda, and many regional folk styles. Today it is played throughout Latin America and by growing international communities of musicians interested in traditional string instruments.
