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Pepe Welcomes the Audience
Pepe welcomes the audience to his performance. During this performance they will learn so much about the beautiful Andean Music Pepe has played most of his life.
More Charango
Pepe Santana plays the charango
A Close Up of the Pan Flutes
The audience gets a close up of Pepe Santana's pan flutes as he explains the importance of them in Andean Music.
Chullo
Pepe Santana wears a chullo hat. This is an iconic hat worn by indigenous peoples of the Andes for thousands of years. The different colors, patterns and weaves are used to differentiate between communities. …
Quena
Pepe Santana plays the Quena flute. It is made of bamboo. It is often associated with "fertility rituals of resurrection and life." The Quena has been recognized as one of the most important wind instruments of Andean Music. It has even been depicted…
Song of the Andes
Pepe Santana plays and sings an Andean song for his audience in an indigenous language.
A Close Up
A close up of Pepe Santana playing the pan flute and drum.
Pan Flute and Drum
Pepe plays the pan flute and drum. Pepe calls the beating of the drum a "rythmic pattern" in which music can be added to create a song.
El Charango
Pepe plays the charango. This is another staple in Andean Music. It is a small guitar made up of ten strings. The back of a charango is the shell of an armadillo.
Showing the Audience
Pepe holds up instruments to show his audience. This is a trademark of Pepe's performances. He believes in respecting his audience's intelligence by explaining to them the origins of his instruments and how they are used in Andean Music.
Tuning for the Performance
Here Pepe is tuning his instruments for his performance at Whispering Knoll Assisted Living facility in Edison, New Jersey.
Pan Flutes
During his performance Pepe has his instruments on display. These are just a few of the many pan flutes in his collection. This instrument is a staple in Andean Music. Pepe sometimes plays two at a time.
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY - Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY - Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY - Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAY - Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Pepe Santana & Grupo INKHAYs performed folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in, NJ to help raise…
Andean Dance Music
Members of the audience were up and dancing during Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY’s concert in November 2018 in Highland Park, NJ. Members of the audience from the cultures being presented were quick to teach others who were not from those cultures…
Dual Pipes
Pepe Santana demonstrates a style of music where a single musician plays two different flutes at the same time, through the two sides of their mouth.
Keeping the Fire Alive - Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY
Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY stay committed to keeping the fire of their indigenous Andean traditions alive by sharing their talents and knowledge and educating their audiences.
Andean Innovation
The Charango is an indigenous adaptation of the European guitar, make with materials available from the local environment. Instead of wood, the body is made from an armadillo shell.
Charango
There are several sizes of Charango played in Andean music.
Instruments of the Andes - Charango
Pepe Santana playing the charango.
INKHAY - “Keep the Fire Alive”
INKHAY's commitment is to keep alive the fire of their vibrant Andean Traditions.
Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY
The members of INKHAY, under the direction of Pepe Santana, a native from Ecuador, are: Rothman Teran, César Vele e Iván Vele; all from Ecuador. Each member has been involved with various folk groups, both, here in the United States and in South…
Indigenous Roots, European Influences
INKHAY's music, primarily, represents elements of South American indigenous culture when they perform wind and percussion music. They also include European musical elements when they play stringed instruments like the guitar, mandolin and the well…