The armadillo guitar

Buenos Airies

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March 17th 2007
"Do you know what this is?" asked my new friend Lydia. I looked at it closely. It seemed like hundreds of seeds or nuts that had been strug together in a large bracelet. I guesed from the range of other musical instruments that it sat amongst it had somethinkg to do with music. I shook it and it made a jangling sound like a bag full of bottle tops. "They are made from the nails of cows and ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more