The Jarana it’s a beautiful instrument from southern Mexico that is used to play traditional music like Son Jarocho in Veracruz or Chilenas in Oaxaca. It’s mostly made of nylon strings, but some Mixtec regions in Oaxaca use metal strings. Traditionally, the body is carved to shape from a single piece of wood, usually Spanish cedar, and hollowed out, with a separate soundboard and fingerboard applied.
Tavo Tixu´s Jarana is built in an innovative way by the Mexican luthier Alí Medrano. It features four double courses tuned GG CC EE AA. Tavo’s unique style of playing gives the Jarana a distinctive and powerful sound that almost resembles a percussion instrument. As a result, a new concept of playing Jarana, combining traditional techniques with his own creative approach.
THE JARANA
