Cavaquinho History

Book/CD
Rasgar - Júlio Pereira
By Nuno Cristo, 2024

The book presents an unprecedented historiography, addressing the various versions of the cavaquinho in Portugal from the 19th century to the present.

The book is available here.

CD/Book "Cavaquinho.pt"
The Cavaquinho - A Study on the Diffusion of a Popular Musical Instrument
By Jorge Dias.

This study was published in a book format (bilingual) in 2016. ACMC/National Ethnology Museum edition.

The text is available here in PDF format

Book
Portuguese Popular Music Instruments by Ernesto Veiga de Oliveira
Edition: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

The text of the book (the part dedicated to the cavaquinho) is available here in PDF format.

CD/Book "Cavaquinho.pt"
Times and Ways - Fashions and Places 2013
By João Luís Oliva

The text of the book is available here in PDF format.

CD/Book "Praça do Comércio"
Cavaquinho de Portugal
By Nuno Cristo. 2017

The text of the book is available here in PDF format.

Master's thesis
Solo Performance of Portuguese Cavaquinho
University of Aveiro 2018 Communication and Art Department By Paulo Jorge Rodrigues Bastos

The thesis is available here in PDF format.

Study
Decolonizing the Cavaquinho: A New Narrative
By Nuno Cristo © 2019

The Study is available here in PDF format.

Study
Cavaquinho in Lisbon
Practise, Building and Contexts, C. 1821 - 1937
Nuno Cristo, 2022

The text of the book is available here in PDF format.