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Pepe Santana, musician and cultural historian, sharing his knowledge about Andean folkloric traditions to educate audiences about the music and songs being performed at the concert.

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Drum patterns played in Andean folkloric music keep a strong pulse in the music, like the heartbeat of the songs.

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Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY performing traditional folkloric music from the Andes mountains at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in Highland Park, NJ in November 2018.This performance was part of the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series and helped…

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Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY shared the folkloric music of the Andes, especially of the indigenous traditions. Throughout the concert, they also educated the audience about Andean traditions, people’s instruments, and genres of music.

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Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY, along with the other performers and groups who shared their talents and knowledge in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, provided the opportunity to bridge cultures through the universal language of music in…

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The influence of European colonization is reflected in the folkloric music of the Americas, even in Indigenous music, as is seen with the use of European instruments like the violin in Andean folkloric music.

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Pepe Santana was born in Ecuador and lives in New Jersey, sharing indigenous Andean culture through musical performances and educational programs.

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INKHAY is a Quechua verb that means "to tend the fire". The members of the group have chosen this name to symbolize their commitment to keep alive, expose and spread the beautiful music of the Andes mountains of Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.

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The musicians of Grupo INKHAY play over two dozen musical instruments. Among the wind instruments, they play a variety of pan-pipes known to the natives as "sikus", "antaras" or "zampoñas". They also play end-nocthed vertical flutes called kenas,…

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Pepe Santana is the director of Grupo INKHAY and is also a cultural historian, sharing knowledge and cultural traditions from the Andes mountains of Ecuador, Bolivia and Perú

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Pepe Santana shares knowledge about the instruments, music, culture and traditions of the Andes mountains.

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There are many kinds of stringed instrument played in Andean folkloric music, each with its own distinctive sound. The variety of stringed instruments illustrates the evolution of culture and arts as the guitar ws changed and adapted to the materials…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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Members of Grupo INKHAY share their talents and knowledge of traditional indigenous Andean music with audience members at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series in 2018.

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Flyer for the concert in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series held in November of 2018. This concert series sought to bridge cultures through the universal language of music, while at the same time bringing together NJ based culture bearers,…

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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…
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