All sorts of traditional musical instruments made in Panama.

More Folklore Contests Held During the Recent Santa Librada Feast

By: Rafael Batista Pérez
2008-08-20

Contests include competitions of music instruments making, violin playing and cutarras making. [More]

What is a churuca?

By: Marino Jaén Espinosa
2008-05-05

This is one of the better known traditional panamanian instruments. [More]

Traditional Embera Music Instruments

By: Marino Jaén Espinosa
2007-07-09

The Embera have been making music for centuries with these traditional instruments. [More]

How to Repair an Accordion

By: Lorenita
2007-06-08

This is a very frequent process that is performed to guarantee a quality sound. [More]

The Mejoranera

By: Marino Jaén Espinosa
2007-03-26

This is the better known Panamanian guitar. [More]

Adult and Children Drumb Contests

By: Marino Jaén Espinosa
2004-10-04

Pictures from two contests held at Guarare each year. [More]

Accordion Contest Gelo Cordoba in the Town of Guarare

By: Marino Jaén Espinosa
2004-09-28

This is the most prestigious accordion contest in Panama. [More]

Handmade Traditional Music Instruments Contest

By: Marino Jaén Espinosa
2004-08-18

This contest was held in Las Tablas and involved many handcrafted types of guitars, drums and violins. [More]

Climaco Batista Violin Contest

By: Marino Jaén Espinosa
2004-08-13

This is the most prestigious violin contest in the Republic of Panama. [More]