Music of Latin America(Musical Instruments)

1. Musical
Instruments of
Latin America
• The varied cultures in Latin
America gave rise to different
types of wind and percussion
instruments.

2. Aztec and Mayan Instruments
 In Central America, the ancient
civilizations of the Aztec and Mayan
peoples used various instruments
mainly for religious functions and
these were usually played by
professional musicisans.

3.  Tlapitzalli
• The tlapitzalli is a flute variety
from the Aztec culture made of
clay with decorations of abstract
designs or images of thier deities.

4. Tlapitzalli

5. Teponaztli
• The teponaztli is a Mexican slit
drum hollowed out and carved from
a piece of hardwood.

6. Teponaztli

7.  Concha
• The concha is a wind
instrument usually made the
shell of a large sea snail.

8. Concha

9.  Rasp
• The rasp is a hand percussion
instrument whose sound is
produced by scraping a stick
that has a series of indentations
or notches with another stick,
creating rattling effects.

10. Rasp

11.  Huehueti
• The huehueti is an upright
tubular drum used by the Aztecs
and other ancient civilizations. It
is made of wood opened at the
bottom and standing on three
legs cut from the base.

12. Huehueti

13.  Whistles
• Whistles are instruments made of
natural elements such as bone from
animals. It produced high - pitched
notes which are similar to the cry
of an eagle.

14. Whistles

15. Incan Musical
Instruments

16.  Ocarina
• The ocarina is an ancient vessel
flute made of clay or ceramic with
four to twelve finger holes and a
mouthpeice that projects from the
body.

17. Ocarina

18.  Zamponas
• Zamponas or panpipes are ancient
instruments from the Andes
Mountains of South America. They
typically feature bamboo tubes of
different lengths tied together
either in pairs or more to produce
graduated pitches of sound.

19. Zamponas

20.  Andean Musical
Instruments

21.  Siku
• The siku (panpipe) is originaly from
the Aymaras of Peru and Bolivia. It is
traditionaly found all across the Andes
and is the main instrument used in a
muscal genre known as sikuri. The
pipes are made from bamboo tubes but
have made from condor feathers, bone
and many other materials.

22. Siku

23.  Wooden Tarka
• The tarka is a vertical duct flute
with a mouhtpiece similar to that
of a recorder. It is used during the
rainy season and in tribal
ceremonies to mimic bird sounds.

24. Wooden Tarka

25.  Quena
• The quena is a vertical cane flute
made from fragile bamboo. Thus it
is only used during the dry season.
It has six finger holes and one
thumb hole. It is open on both ends
or the bottom is half - closed.

26. Quena

27.  Charango
• The charango is a ten - stringed
Andean guitar from Bolivia. it is the
size of a ukulele and is a smaller
version of the mandolin, imitating the
early guitar and lute brought by the
Spaniards. it produces bright sound
and is often used in serenades in
Southern Peru.

28. Charango

29.  Mariachi
• The mariachi is an extremely
popular band in Mexico whose
original esemble consisted of violins,
guitars, a harp and an enormous
guitarron (acoustic bass guitar).

30. Mariachi