the following is information on the various types of rasgueo taken from instructional material for the charango. their names and associated rhythms may have changed in the new world but i assume they were introduced by the spanish and portuguese. each is performed by strumming (rapid flailing) in a prescribed pattern of thumb, index finger and index, middle and ring finger combination.
here is how each of them works: wayño (or huayño) - thumb down/index up/combination down/index up (pause) and repeat yaravi - thumb down/combination down (double stroke)/combination down/combination down cueca 1 - combination down/combination down/index up/combination down (pause) thumb down/combination down/index up cueca 2 - combination down/combination down/index up/combination down (pause) thumb down/combination down/index up cueca 3 - thumb down/combination down/index up/combination down (pause) thumb down/combination down/index up cueca 4 - combination down/combination down/index up/combination down/index up (pause) thumb down/combination down/index up cueca 5 - thumb down/combination down/index up/combination down/index up (pause) thumb down/combination down/index up cueca 6 - combination down/index up/index up/combination up/thumb down/index up/combination down/index up/combination down bailecito 1 - combination down/index up/combination down/thumb down/combination down/index up bailecito 2 - thumb down/index up/combination down/thumb down/combination down/index up bailecito 3 - combination down/combination down/index up/combination down (pause) thumb down/combination down/index up taquirari - combination down/index up/thumb down/combination down/index up (pause) index up/thumb down/combination down morenada - combination down/combination down/index up (pause) combination down/combination down if anyone has information on rasgueo in a vihuela or baroque guitar context i'd appreciate seeing it. hope this is helpful - bill "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra Joseph of San Buenaventura. go to: http://www.charango.cl/paginas/quieninvento.htm ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
