Charango: "Rosita de Pica" Andean Music - Héctor Soto

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"Rosita de Pica" Andean Music interpreted by the Chilean charanguista Hector Soto in the Charango recital: Authors Chileans, 2003 in Santiago, Chile. Accompanying him on guitar Melvin Velazquez.

Hector Soto (1941 - ) is a master of the charango from Talca, Chile. 

The charango is a small South American stringed instrument of the lute family, about 66 cm long, traditionally made with the shell of the back of an armadillo. It typically has 10 strings in five courses of 2 strings each, although other variations exist.