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  • noun Plural form of vihuela.

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Examples

  • The instruments originally used by the mariachi were those introduced by the Spaniards - violins, guitars, vihuelas, harps, etc.

    What is the mariachi? 2007

  • The word mariachi refers to the musicians now commonly seen in restaurants or strolling the streets, dressed in silver studded charro outfits with wide brimmed hats playing a variety of instruments which include violins, guitars, basses, vihuelas (a 5 string guitar) and trumpets.

    What is the mariachi? 2007

  • The word mariachi refers to the musicians now commonly seen in restaurants or strolling the streets, dressed in silver studded charro outfits with wide brimmed hats playing a variety of instruments which include violins, guitars, basses, vihuelas (a 5 string guitar) and trumpets.

    What is the mariachi? 2007

  • The instruments originally used by the mariachi were those introduced by the Spaniards - violins, guitars, vihuelas, harps, etc.

    What is the mariachi? 2007

  • The instruments originally used by the mariachi were those introduced by the Spaniards - violins, guitars, vihuelas, harps, etc.

    What is the mariachi? 2007

  • The word mariachi refers to the musicians now commonly seen in restaurants or strolling the streets, dressed in silver studded charro outfits with wide brimmed hats playing a variety of instruments which include violins, guitars, basses, vihuelas (a 5 string guitar) and trumpets.

    What is the mariachi? 2007

  • The demonstrators chanted, danzantes danced, musicians strummed vihuelas, and car horns gleefully pierced the din of downtown traffic in support.

    Save the Farm. Deadline: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2008

  • The district has the usual assortment of band and orchestral instruments, but because of the expansion of music classes in the past decade, the shop now also repairs guitars, guitarrones and vihuelas for the various mariachi groups, as well as all kinds of acoustic and electric pianos.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • Slide 72: COIMBATORE QUIZ CIRCLE 21st SEPTEMBER 2008 CHA BAR OXFORD BOOK STORE What usually consists of 3-5 violins, 2-3 trumpets, 1-2 vihuelas (5 stringed guitars),

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Slide 72: COIMBATORE QUIZ CIRCLE 21st SEPTEMBER 2008 CHA BAR OXFORD BOOK STORE What usually consists of 3-5 violins, 2-3 trumpets, 1-2 vihuelas (5 stringed guitars),

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

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