Birth of the Italian Charango Society

There is wonderful news for all charanguistas and anyone interested in Andean musics and cultures: on 10 November 2023, the Italian Charango Society was established in Venice, Italy. It is a social promotion association that is actively committed to promoting and disseminating the cultural heritage of the charango, Andean instruments and Andean music, not only…

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Culture Stories

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 would write the history of the modern charango not only in Bolivia but throughout the world: they were Ernesto Cavour Aramayo, William Ernesto Centellas and…

ByCharango.it12/06/20240Comments

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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 made, the luthier who makes it, and the place of manufacture. Knowing the differences that impact the final cost of a charango is very important…

ByCharango.it11/06/20240Comments

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What is a Charango

Las cuerdas de mi Charango traducen mis sentimientos: cuando estoy contento ríen, cuando estoy con pena lloran José Prudencio Bustillo (1922) The charango is a stringed musical instrument of the lute family, of Andean origin but now widespread throughout much of South America. Its sound is ringing, penetrating but extremely sweet. It is the…

ByCharango.it27/09/20230Comments