Bandola

This article is about Western Hemisphere string instruments. For the Trinidadian instrument, see bandol (instrument). For the Portuguese instrument, see mandola.
Bandola llanera

The bandola is one of many varieties of small pear-shape chordophones found in Venezuela and Colombia. They are related to the bandurria and mandolin.

Traditional varieties

Bandola llanera tuning.

Instruments known as bandola include:[1]

Modern varieties

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. Dale Olsen; Daniel Sheehy (17 December 2007). Handbook of Latin American Music, Second Edition. Routledge. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-1-135-90008-3.
  2. Biblioteca de Autores y Temas Tachirenses. 1961. p. 133.
  3. Aldemaro Romero (2004). El joropo llanero y el joropo central. SACVEN. p. 59.
  4. Atlas de tradiciones venezolanas. Fundación Bigott. 1998. p. 130.
  5. "The Colombian Andean Bandola" by Luis Alberto Paredes Rodriguez and Manuel Bernal Martinez, American Lutherie #96, 2008
  6. The Stringed Instrument Database
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