Fiddle from northeastern Brazil, northern Portugal and Cape Verde
Rabeca
José Oliveira, a Rabeca player from Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
String instrument
Other names
Rabeca, Brazilian Portuguese Rabeca chuleira in European Portuguese
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
(Composite chordophone sounded by a bow)
Developed
Early 16th century
Related instruments
Violin family (fiddle, viola, cello)
Viol family (includes double bass)
The rabeca or rabeca chuleira is a fiddle originating in Portugal, commonly used in Portugal, Northeastern Brazil, where it is most commonly used in Brazilian forró music, and Cape Verde. It is descended from the medieval rebec.[1]
^Rabeca.org: A map and database of the Brazilian and Portuguese rabeca and the Guarani rawé
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