Tell us more about it for folks who may not be familiar. Fabiola Méndez: Yes, the cuatro is a national instrument of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican folk guitar. And it takes the name cuatro because ...

Her instrument is the Puerto Rican cuatro, the national folk musical instrument of Puerto Rico. She started on the instrument at age 6 in her native Caguas, Puerto Rico, and carried it with her as ...

Buffalonians gathered to celebrate Puerto Rico's cultural heritage with a festival honoring the island's national instrument Sunday ... to host the Festival del Cuatro Puertoriqueño.

composer and educator who plays traditional folkloric music on the cuatro, the 10-string national instrument of Puerto Rico that resembles a classical guitar. She said her first Tiny Desk was more ...

In Puerto Rico ... armed with musical instruments shows up unannounced at the doorstep of friends or family. It's not caroling - more like a party. Joe Torres is a cuatro teacher here.