Edwin Colón Zayas
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Edwin Colón Zayas, is a Puerto Rican cuatro player from Puerto Rico. He joins a large number of Puerto Rican artists, "innovative tradition-bearing," who focus their talents in extolling the virtues o
Traditional Puerto Rican cuatro
Puerto Rican cuatro
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The Puerto Rican cuatro is the national instrument of Puerto Rico. It belongs to the lute family of string instruments, and is guitar-like in function, but with a shape closer to that of the violin. T
Edwin Colón Zayas
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An antique Cuatro (c. 1900 – 1915) on exhibit in the Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix
A modern Puerto Rican cuatro
A Puerto Rican cuatro with a floating bridge