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César Vele
César Vele, musician and singer, Grupo INKHAY
Andean Flute
Flutes are found in a variety of music styles and songs in the Andes folkloric traditions.
Rothman Teran
Rothman Teran, musician and singer, Grupo INKHAY
Panpipes
Panpipes are one of the many types of woodwind instruments played in Andean indigenous folkloric music.
Pepe Santana - Culture Bearer
Pepe Santana shares knowledge about the instruments, music, culture and traditions of the Andes mountains.
Instruments of the Andes - Strings
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…