The charango I play has a mouth and can talk.
Traditional saying
Its only missing eyes to help me cry.
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Half a century with the Bolivian Charango Society: a documentary
On 6 April 1973, the Sociedad Boliviana del Charango (SBC) was founded in La Paz, Bolivia. The names of the founders were already well known, but over the years they…
Essential Guide to Charango Pricing
The price of a charango depends on a number of factors, which relate first and foremost to the type of instrument, but also to the materials from which it is…
Testing Aquila Sugar Strings on a charangón: the video
The Crucial Importance of Strings for the Charango In this article, I want to share with you an interesting experiment I conducted: changing a set of strings on a high-quality…
How to tune a Charango
Introduction: how Charango tuning works One of the most distinctive features of the charango is its many strings. In its standard version, it has ten strings, with eight of them…
The traditional charango according to Bonny Alberto Terán
One of the most important exponents of the traditional Bolivian charango is undoubtedly Bonny Alberto Terán. Few can boast such a significant career that has made him a reference for…
Complete guide to Charango care
Introduction The charango, a traditional musical instrument native to the Andes, is one of the most important symbols of the culture of this region. Its ancient, exotic and penetrating sound…
Learning the charango with the masters
Aprendiendo con maestros: learning Charango with the masters During a study trip to Bolivia in the spring of 2022, I had the great pleasure of spending a few days in…
Training third intervals on Charango
The tuning of the charango allows for some very interesting and expressive melodic devices. In traditional Andean music, for example, there is an intense use of melodies harmonized in thirds.…