Caña de millo

The caña de millo, flauta de millo or pito atravesao is a woodwind musical instrument of indigenous origin used in the cumbia music of Colombia's Caribbean coast.[1]

It is made of carrizo cane (Phragmites australis), palm, millet, sorghum, or similar stalks,[2] forming a tube open at both ends, with a vibrating tongue (reed) cut of the same material as the tube, with four fingerholes. It is played transverse, and used by folkloric musical ensembles called grupos de millo.[3] The caña de millo replaces the kuisi (or gaita) in regions of the Colombian departments of Atlántico and Magdalena.[4]

Other names

The instrument is known by other names such as flauta traversa de millo, carrizo, lata, or bambú.[5] In Atlántico department it is known as the flauta or caña de millo, and in the savannahs of Bolívar, Córdoba and Sucre it is called pito atravesado.[6] A player is referred to as a cañamillero.[2]

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 Fundación Bat Colombia. "Caña de millo". Retrieved 2011-11-10. (not found in Wayback Machine)
  3. ↑ REPORTAJE a la FLAUTA de MILLO. radareconomicointernacional.blogspot.com
  4. ↑ LA CUMBIA. SÍNTESIS MUSICAL DE LA NACIÓN COLOMBIANA. RESEÑA HISTÓRICA y COREOGRÁFICA - "La cumbia", Revista Colombiana de Folclor , vol. III, n.7, (2.° ep.), pp. 189-200. 1962
  5. ↑ Alcaldía de El Banco. "Festival de la Cumbia - El Banco Magdalena". Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  6. ↑ La caña de millo. acontratiempo.bibliotecanacional.gov.co
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