2:00pm-4:00pm on Saturday 23 March
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Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site 7 West Road, CB3 9DP
To celebrate the diverse and vibrant Indigenous music and performance art, the Indigenous Studies Discussion Group at CRASSH will present a family-friendly workshop, at which various groups of UK-based Indigenous artists from across the world will teach their unique music and dance style. The workshop will be followed by a concert performed by groups involving Indigenous Quechua artists.
Quechua Music Band:
A London-based group that promotes Andean music heritage in the UK.
The repertoire includes musical genres such as the Huaynos, Toriles, Carnivals, Sikuris, Andean tropical music, Harawis, Quechua songs and instrumental versions with the Andean instruments such as Charango, Quena or flutes, Panpipes, Guitar, Drum and Shakers. Band members from Peru and Bolivia are Carlos Saldaña, Jeannette Rojas, Wilfredo Avalos and Jose Navarro.
Puppetry Workshop by Jose Navarro Theatre:
The Jose Navarro Theatre is a Peruvian Quechua puppeteer, with an ample repertoire of themes and characters. We will present a variety of puppets along music and dance from the Andes and Amazon, and other worldwide traditions. The workshop features pan-pipe player Vicuña Queen of the Andes, Diablada, and much more.
Suitable for a family audience.
