[DOC] [TLE] Ukulele history - Vintage Ukulele music [PAR] These and other European instruments were originally imported into Hawaii by 
the ... small four-stringed Madeiran guitar called a machete (from the Portuguese-
owned ... Aside from the ancestral guitar, the family includes the aforementioned
... [DOC] [TLE] Machete (musical instrument) - Wikipedia [PAR] The machete (Portuguese: machete de braga) is a small stringed instrument from 
Madeira, ... from Braga, and it is the immediate predecessor of the ukulele, being 
introduced to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants in the late 19th century. [DOC] [TLE] Ukulele - Wikipedia [PAR] The ukulele sometimes abbreviated to uke, is a member of the lute family of 
instruments; it generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of 
strings. The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian adaptation of 
the Portuguese machete,... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #2625, aired 1996-01-19 [PAR] Lawrence Welk was nicknamed "The Liberace of" this musical instrument ... The 
Portuguese machete is the ancestor of this Hawaiian instrument... [DOC] [TLE] Chasing the jumping flea - Blogs - Pine Bluff Commercial - Pine Bluff ... [PAR] Apr 12, 2014 ... This Portuguese ancestor arrived in Hawaii aboard the ship ... The Portuguese 
sailors regaled the natives with folks songs accompanied by the machete. ... in 
the Hawaiian language means "jumping flea," the instrument was... [DOC] [TLE] Ukulele History [PAR] The machete was introduced to Hawaii about 125 years ago by Portuguese 
immigrants ... The 'ukulele is a member of the guitar family of musical instruments, 
and underwent ... The taro-patch was actually the ancestor of the ukulele in 
Hawaii. [DOC] [TLE] Machete (musical instrument) - Revolvy [PAR] The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians . ... The machete (
Portuguese: machete de braga) is a small stringed instrument from Madeira, ..... 
has recognized this animist belief as Aluk To Dolo ("Way of the Ancestors"). [DOC] [TLE] Flea Market Music, Inc. - Bulletin Board Entry Page [PAR] Apr 11, 2005 ... Because afterall the ukulele is Hawaiian -- and there's no connection. ... several 
instruments from the Iberian peninsula (rajao, machete and so forth), ..... to 
Portugal will look for skin head instruments as well as uke ancestors. [DOC] [TLE] FolkWorks - Audrey Coleman: HAVE UKE WILL TRAVEL! [PAR] Demand for the Portuguese machete grew so quickly that by 1885 Madeiran ... 
The patronage of Hawaiian monarchs further enhanced the instrument's status. [DOC] [TLE] ORIGINS.HTM - SpruceHouse Ukuleles [PAR] The instrument you see here( photo courtesy of Jim Beloff) is called the machete 
do braga ... It was brought to the island of Hawaii on August 23rd, 1879 aboard 
the ... the instrument - that is, the fact of Portuguese ancestry - as racist 
propaganda. ... The truth is that the ukulele is a Portuguese instrument, brought 
originally by... [DOC] [TLE] The singing guitar, yo - SciELO [PAR] Looking at the acoustic guitar, an instrument of the same family and ancestry as 
the ... Our violas are descendants of the Portuguese hand violas. ... known there 
as machete -, mandolins, bandolas, bandocelos, bandobaixos, ... The Hawaiian 
ukelele is a transfiguration of the ukulele, such as the rajo from Madeira Island. [DOC] [TLE] Wayne Anderson's Uke-Addicts Blog: Ukulele History, Tips and Tricks [PAR] Pre Arrival (Ancestry). Our present day Hawaiian ukulele was basically born out 
of two Portuguese string instruments: the ... directly responsible for transporting 
and instrument(s) believed to be the Braguinha/Machete and Rajao both of which
... [DOC] [TLE] The Ukulele; Hawaii's gift to the world. | eBay [PAR] The ukulele is a uniquely Hawaiian instrument, although its popularity... ... The 
ukulele is descended from a Portuguese instrument, the braguinha or machete 
de braga. When the first ... (It is also the ancestor of the Brazilian cavaquinho.)... [DOC] [TLE] Passions: Why I Love the Ukulele - Next Avenue [PAR] Aug 6, 2012 ... This little instrument is easy to learn, and playing it makes you happy ... The 
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Question: The Portuguese machete is the ancestor of this Hawaiian instrument
Answer: Ukulele