Manuel Rangel

If you think of maracas as background rhythm, something a second player shakes while the melody happens somewhere else, Manuel Rangel will change your mind in about thirty seconds. The Venezuelan maraquero has spent two decades turning a folk instrument almost nobody thought to study formally into something with its own technique, its own repertoire, […]
The National Parang Association of Trinidad & Tobago (NPATT)
Learn about The National Parang Association of Trinidad & Tobago (NPATT), a cultural organization dedicated to preserving and promoting parang traditions and the Caribbean cuatro heritage.
Adrian Toro
Adrian Toro is a Venezuelan cuatrista, composer, educator, and co-founder of TuCuatro. His work combines traditional Venezuelan cuatro music with digital education, helping musicians around the world discover, learn, and preserve Latin American musical traditions.