sThe Pachamama Band

Using voices, strings, wind and percussion instruments, the Pachamama Band combines harmonies and rythms from different Latin American musical traditions - from Chilean Cueca to Mexican Son Jarocho to Afro-Cuban Son - to create its own unique sound. The group takes its primary inspiration from the community-oriented folk music of the Andes Mountain regions of Peru, Bolivia and Chile, and from the South American "Nueva Cancion" ("New Song") movement. The Band uses both pre-Columbian instruments- panpipes, quena, tarka, and bombo- and modern instruments- such as the guitar, violin, and accordion. Many of the Pachamama Band's songs explore social issues and the history of the Americas. The Band's repertoire also includes Andean songs traditionally played during community celebrations, such as planting and harvest festivals. (Pachamama is an Inca word meaning Mother Earth.)

The group has performed at many schools, community events, and venues in the Twin Cities including Minneapolis Institute of Arts Family Day, Patrick's Cabaret, Intermedia Arts, the Children's Bilingual Story Hour at the Resource Center for the Americas, City of Lakes Waldorf School, Franklin Middle School, and La Peña. The Pachamama Band has given workshops for children and adults at the Resource Center for the Americas and El Colegio High School.

For more information about the Pachamama Band, or to schedule a performance or workshop, please con tact :

Cherolyn Fischer at (612) 721-7233
cherolyn@13lunas.org

Village musicians in Rodeo, Bolivia. Photo by Anna Beckman Almerico.

Listen to Pachamama Songs (fragments). Pachamama band will be featured in the upcoming production of Revolution Cirkus

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Angelita Huenuman:     MP3(3,308 KB)           Windows Media Player(2,328 KB)

La Fiesta de San Benito:     MP3(3,339 KB)       Windows Media Player(2,259 KB)