On the replacement of an indigenous idiophone with a European chordophone: the mbaraká of the Mbyá-Guaraní
Abstract
This study has two specific objectives: 1) To demonstrate the continued presence in Argentine territory of an old five-string guitar—originally brought from Paraguay by its first bearers—that has been incorporated into the cultural heritage of the Mbyá, an ethnic group inhabiting the province of Misiones (Argentina) and adjacent areas of Paraguay and Brazil. 2) To substantiate the thesis—previously only outlined in two earlier publications (Ruiz 1980, 1984)—that this guitar replaced the gourd rattle (or maraca) in one of the two performance styles they practice. I am referring to the style associated with the musical expressions led by religious leaders and their assistants during rituals.
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