MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF

LATIN AMERICA
AZTEC AND MAYAN INSTRUMENTS
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
INCAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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.