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Guitar vs Mandolin

Music · Tuesday, November 3 · 20:30 · Toulouse

AUDITORIUM SAINT PIERRE DES CUISINES, 12 Place Saint-Pierre

No, no and no, the mandolin is not a small guitar. On one side, the scent of Italy; on the other, the aromas of Spain. Each will have its moment of glory, then fall into relative obscurity, until the guitar rises to star status thanks to the rise of Pop music and the benefits of amplification. To this day, the mandolin has not experienced that destiny. Yet there are all kinds of mandolins: “country”, “banjoline”, “mandolinetto”, Brazilian “bandolim” or Irish mandolin, and each has its own interest. But neither Jazz nor Pop, …