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Iván Vele
Iván Vele, musician and singer, Grupo INKHAY
The Pulse of the Music
The drum is the heartbeat of the music. Drums in Andean music play simple, steady pulse patterns in time with a variety of other instruments.
Guitar
The use of the guitar in many styles of Andean music illustrates the European influence and syncretization of cultures in the Western Hemisphere. After being brought to South America by colonizers from Spain, the guitar is played in many varieties of…
Panpipes
César Vele plays panpipes during Grupo INKHAY’s presentation at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018 in Highland Park, NJ.
Pepe Santana
Pepe Santana-director, musician, singer, culture bearer-Grupo INKHAY
Rothman Teran
Rothman Teran of Grupo INKHAY plays guitar at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018 in Highland Park, NJ.
César Vele
César Vele playing panpipes with Grupo INKHAY.
INKHAY - “Keep the Fire Alive”
INKHAY's commitment is to keep alive the fire of their vibrant Andean Traditions.
Instruments of the Andes - Charango
Pepe Santana playing the charango.
Charango
There are several sizes of Charango played in Andean music.
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.
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.
César Vele - Violin
César Vele plays violin during Grupo INKHAY’s presentation at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018 in Highland Park, NJ.
Music - The Universal Language
César Vele of Grupo INKHAY plays at the Raíces Roots Concert Series 2018, a program with a mission to bridge cultures through the universal language of music.
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.
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…
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series - Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY
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.
Flyer for Raíces Music Concert Series - Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY - Andean folkloric music
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,…
Gabriel Muñoz & Melodías Borinqueñas Concert Video - September 22, 2018
Gabriel Muñoz & Melodías Borinqueñas performed folkloric music from the island of Puerto Rico at the Forum Theatre Cultural Arts Center in Metuchen, NJ to help raise funds for sustainable grassroots disaster relief and recovery in Puerto Rico.
Bombera - Nanette Hernandez
Nanette Hernandez, cofounder and member of Segunda Quimbamba, performing at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip as part of the Perth Amboy Artworks summer music series.
Playing the Baril de Bomba
Playing the "barril de bomba" with Segunda Quimbamba.
Playing Primo
In bomba, the lead drum and lead drummer mark the movements made by the dancer, called "piquetes" or "picoteos".
Keeping the Tradition Alive
In teaching youth the fundamentals of bomba, from the drum to the dance to the songs, Segunda Quimbamba helps to keep the tradition alive and pass it along to future generations.
Bombera
Performing with Segunda Quimbamba at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip.
Toca Bomba
Bombera playing the "barril de bomba" and singing chorus with Segunda Quimbamba.