Viola de buriti

The viola de buriti is a Brazilian stringed instrument made from the buriti palm tree.[1][2] It is very lightweight, has four nylon strings[3] and a tiny sound board[4] and is fretless. It is found in the region of Jalapão in Tocantins and in northwest Minas Gerais.[5][6][7]

Viola de buriti
String instrument
Classification String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
(Composite chordophone)
Related instruments
Viola de cocho

The viola de buriti was one of the instruments featured in Brazil's Voa Viola Festival, which featured the diverse uses of the guitar in Brazilian music.[8]

References
  1. Bonifácio, José (2010-09-28). "Dupla 'Tradição do Jalapão' está na semifinal do Festival Voa Viola" [Duo 'Tradição do Jalapão' in semifinals of Voa Viola Festival]. GP1 (in Portuguese).
  2. "Viola de Buriti no VI Salão do Livro". Centro Universitário Luterano de Palmas. 2010-03-22.
  3. "Viola de Buriti". The Stringed Instrument Database.
  4. Oliviera, Allan de Paula (2004). "O Tronco da Roseira: Uma antropologia da viola caipira" [The Trunk of a Rosebush: An anthropology of the hillbilly violin] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
  5. "O artista da viola de buriti" (in Portuguese). Encontro de Culturas. 2009-07-28.
  6. "Viola para sempre: Viola de buriti". Música (é Magia) Para Todos (in Portuguese). 2010-07-29.
  7. "Viola de Buriti do Jalapão". Sérgio Gramático Jr. (in Portuguese). 2011-05-06.
  8. "Viola de buriti do Jalapão no Voa Viola". Voa Viola.
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