Skip Navigation Website Accessibility
 


Ocarina - Madrechi - Sweet Potato

Ocarina - Madrechi - Sweet Potato

Aztecs who brought to Europe the song and dance that accompanied the ocarina. The ocarina went on to become popular in European communities as a toy instrument.

The ocarina belongs to a very old family of instruments, believed to date back over 12,000 years.

A late 19th-century musical development of traditional Italian carnival whistles.

The ocarina is a wind musical instrument—a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body.

It is traditionally made from clay or ceramic, but other materials are also used—such as plastic, wood, glass, metal, or bone.


Suggested Products