It is usually sung in Cape Verdean Creole and its instrumentation often includes cavaquinho a small guitar-like the ukulele, clarinet, accordion, violin, and guitar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cesaria Evora, Rogamar (RCA Victor, 2006)] Reference

This unique style, as showcased in their October release "After the Carnaval," layers brazilian guitar, cavaquinho and cuica timbres (among others) over funky grooves to swaddle vocals that alternate between English to Portuguese.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gabriel Beltrone: Top 10 Global Artists to Check Out in 2009] Reference

Jorge Marques (guitar and cavaquinho), Ana Sofia Campeã.    From Wordnik.com.  [esctoday.com | news] Reference

Khabu Doug Young - baritone & tenor ukuleles, cavaquinho.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference

Marilynn Mair is featured with her choro ensemble from Rio de Janeiro made up of mandolin, cavaquinho, twin guitars, sax and percussion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference

New York Times piece suggested a resurgence of popularity for the tiny four-stringed guitar (a descendent of the Portuguese cavaquinho).    From Wordnik.com.  [Playback:stl Syndication] Reference

Banda de Música de Mateus (brass and woodwind ensemble), alongside many other surprises, such as the use of instruments like the theremin, cavaquinho and balalaika.    From Wordnik.com.  [Metal Underground.com] Reference

While taking on Jorge Ben in a tribute to her recently born daughter with "Rosa Menina Rosa", and turning down the bass and up the cavaquinho on "Vira Lata", the best songs occur last on.    From Wordnik.com.  [PopMatters] Reference

And while the acoutrements of old time samba - percussion, cavaquinho acoustic guitar - are still his most effective tools, excursions into darker, dubbier territory are always interesting.    From Wordnik.com.  [PopMatters] Reference

The majority of the tunes are leisurely sambas, with instrumental backdrops that consist of little more than acoustic guitar, hand percussion, and sweet-toned four-stringed cavaquinho (and sometimes even less).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference

On the recent Quebra-Queixo (Malandro), breezy licks played on the cavaquinho -- a tiny, high-pitched guitar -- intersect with jazzy saxophone solos over infectious syncopated rhythms for an overall sound something like tropical Dixieland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference

Alceu Maia, Canhoto (Waldiro Frederico Tramontano), Carlinhos Antunes, Jonas Pereira da Silva, Neco (Daudeth Azevedo) (cavaquinho).    From Wordnik.com.  [Loronix] Reference

(cavaquinho).    From Wordnik.com.  [Loronix] Reference