Viola de buriti

Viola de buriti
String instrument
Classification

String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
(Composite chordophone)
Related instruments

Viola de cocho

The viola de buriti is a Brazilian stringed instrument made from the buriti palm tree.[1][2] It is very lightweight, has four nylon strings[3] and a tiny sound board[4] and is fretless. It is found in the region of Jalapão in Tocantins and in northwest Minas Gerais.[5][6][7]

The viola de buriti was one of the instruments featured in Brazil's Voa Viola Festival, which featured the diverse uses of the guitar in Brazilian music.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Bonifácio, José (2010-09-28). "Dupla 'Tradição do Jalapão' está na semifinal do Festival Voa Viola" [Duo 'Tradição do Jalapão' in semifinals of Voa Viola Festival]. GP1 (in Portuguese).
  2. ↑ "Viola de Buriti no VI Salão do Livro". Centro Universitário Luterano de Palmas. 2010-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Viola de Buriti". The Stringed Instrument Database.
  4. ↑ Oliviera, Allan de Paula (2004). "O Tronco da Roseira: Uma antropologia da viola caipira" [The Trunk of a Rosebush: An anthropology of the hillbilly violin] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
  5. ↑ "O artista da viola de buriti" (in Portuguese). Encontro de Culturas. 2009-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Viola para sempre: Viola de buriti". Música (é Magia) Para Todos (in Portuguese). 2010-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Viola de Buriti do Jalapão". Sérgio Gramático Jr. (in Portuguese). 2011-05-06.
  8. ↑ "Viola de buriti do Jalapão no Voa Viola". Voa Viola.
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