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Yerbomatófono

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The yerbomatófono,[1] also known as yerbomatófono d'amore, is an informal musical instrument traditional to Argentina and Uruguay.

Origin

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Its origin presumably dates back to the aboriginal cultures of the Río de la Plata and was historically called galleta by the gauchos of that area.[citation needed]

Popularization by Les Luthiers

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A modem yerbomatófono

The instrument was recreated in the 1960s by the Buenos Aires luthier Carlos Iraldi [es] (28 January 1930 – 16 December 1995) for the informal humorist association Les Luthiers. The instruments is essentially a kazoo made up of halved maté gourds whose sound is amplified and distorted by the hollow shell.[citation needed]

References

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