This is a list of chordophones used in the Caribbean music area, including the islands of the Caribbean Sea, as well as the musics of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Belize, Garifuna music, and Bermuda.
List
| Instrument | Tradition | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| calorine | See tambou maringouin | - | |
| banjo |
Belize | 321.312 | Guitar, used in Brukdown |
| bass guitar |
Jamaica | 321.322 | Guitar, used in popular styles like ska, reggae and rocksteady |
| bass guitar, electric |
Trinidad and Tobago | 321.322 | Electric bass guitar, used in soca |
| bass guitar, electric |
Garifuna music | 321.312 | Electric bass guitar, used in punta |
| bass guitar, electric |
Belize | 321.312 | Electric bass guitar, used in Brukdown |
| bass, upright |
Cuba | 321.322 | Used in popular son ensembles, where it replaced the more traditional marimbula and botija |
| cuatro |
Dominican Republic | 321.322 | Stringed instrument, part of some popular merengue groups' instrumentation |
| cuatro |
Puerto Rico | 321.322 | Five-stringed instrument |
| guitar |
Cuba | 321.322 | Guitar, used for the Zapateo dance and other rural music |
| guitar |
Dominican Republic | 321.322 | Guitar, part of some popular merengue groups' instrumentation |
| guitar |
Haiti | 321.322 | Guitar, used in méringue |
| guitar |
Jamaica | 321.322 | Guitar, used in popular styles like ska, reggae and rocksteady |
| guitar |
Martinique and Guadeloupe | 321.322 | Guitar, used in zouk |
| guitar |
Trinidad and Tobago | 321.322 | Guitar, used in traditional calypso, introduced from Venezuela |
| guitar, electric |
Trinidad and Tobago | 321.322 | Electric guitar, used in soca |
| guitar, electric |
Garifuna music | 321.312 | Electric guitar, used in punta |
| laúd |
Cuba | 321.321 | Seven double-stringed mandolin, used in son and other fields |
| maringouin, tambou calorine |
Haiti | 3 | Earth bow, made from a covered hole in the ground, across which a bow is laid |
| piano |
Cuba | 3 | Used in popular genres like son |
| piano |
Dominican Republic | 3 | Part of some merengue bands |
| seis |
Cuba | 321.322 | Six double-stringed guitar |
| sitar |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | Indo-Caribbean stringed instrument |
| tres |
Cuba | 321.322 | Three double-stringed guitar, used in son and other rural folk genres |
| violin |
Dominican Republic | 321.322 | Stringed instrument
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See also
Notes
- ^ Manuel, pg. 75
- ^ Manuel, pg. 82
- ^ Manuel, pg. 30
- ^ Manuel, pg. 43
- ^ Courlander, Harold (April 1942). "Musical Instruments of Cuba". The Musical Quarterly. 28 (2): 227–240. doi:10.1093/mq/XXVIII.2.227.
- Manuel, pg. 73
- Berrian, pg. 44
- Manuel, pg. 79
- Courlander, Harold (July 1941). "Musical Instruments of Haiti". The Musical Quarterly. 27 (3): 371–383. doi:10.1093/mq/XXVII.3.371.
- Ramnarine, Tina K. (1998). "Brotherhood of the Boat: Musical Dialogues in a Caribbean Context". British Journal of Ethnomusicology. 7: 1–22. doi:10.1080/09681229808567270.
References
- Manuel, Peter (1988). Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-506334-1.
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