ÑAWI - New Ecuadorian Music. WORKSHOP & PUBLIC CONCERT

The Ecuadorian Students Association and the Fellowship for Activism and Applied Research at the University of Illinois present:


ÑAWI - New Ecuadorian Music.


WORKSHOP & PUBLIC CONCERT

Friday April 30th, 2010
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL.

4:00-6:00 Workshop: Introduction to the musical traditions and instruments of the Ecuadorian Andes.

7:30-9:30 Free concert. (Auditorium seating is limited. Museum doors open at 7:00 pm).


ÑAWI is an exciting new musical collaboration joining the talents of outstanding musicians from Ecuador, including singer Mariela Condo, musician and cultural promoter Alex Alvear and multi-instrumentalists Roberto, Rumi and Curi Cachimuel (from the award-winning ensemble Yarina). ÑAWI, which in the Native Kichwa language means "faces" is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the rich and diverse musical styles from Ecuador. From the ancestral Yumbo to the jovial Bomba and Albazo, from the powerful Churay to the melancholic Pasillo, this unique ensemble will transport you to a place which is still unknown to many and very rich in its musical traditions.

ÑAWI is a fusion of modern styles with a variety of traditional rhythms from the Andes of Ecuador. The ensemble performs original arrangements and songs in both Spanish and Kichwa, the language of several indigenous groups in Ecuador. The members of ÑAWI are indigenous from the Puruha and Otavalo people of the Ecuadorian Andes, and from Quito, Ecuador, Mexico and the U.S.

ÑAWI will offer a WORKSHOP and a CONCERT free and open to the public.

4:00-6:00 pm AFTERNOON WORKSHOP: ÑAWI will offer an introduction to the diverse musical styles from the Andes of Ecuador with live demonstrations of diverse rhythms, cultural traditions and the many instruments used.

7.30 - 9.30 pm EVENING CONCERT: ÑAWI will play a variety of rich and diverse musical styles from Ecuador including Yumbos, Bombas, Albazos, Churays and Pasillos.

PAID FOR BY: SORF, Student Affairs Program Coordinating Council, Spurlock Museum, Student Cultural Programming Fee.

Co-sponsors: Department of Anthropology, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, La Casa Cultural Latina, Latina/Latino Studies Program.

Music samples available upon request. For questions contact peguez2@illinois.edu.

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