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How was the charango traditionally made?

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nueva canción Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara.

The charango is a distinctive plucked lute frequently used in the nueva canción tradition and other Andean musical styles. Traditionally, the body of this small instrument was crafted from the shell of an armadillo.12