Milen Saavedra reports for Pagina Siete: GIAN-CARLA Tisera, PRODUCER AND COMPOSER from Cochabamba The Bolivian who conquered New York with a Tinku opera The artist remembers the beginning of her career and motivation to explore the fusion of Bolivian rhythms with classical music. Six years ago the singer and Bolivian composer Gian-Carla Tisera moved to…
Tag: Bolivian folklore
Carnival 101: Oruro, Bolivia!
These are excerpts pertaining Bolivia, from an interesting book about the history of the Carnival in the World [if you want to read the whole paper, please use the link provided at the end, thank you]: OVERVIEW This teacher curriculum guide was developed in conjunction with the traveling exhibition ¡CARNAVAL!, that was produced at the…
Willy Claure, Bolivian artist in love with our cueca!
Anahi Cazas reprots for Pagina Siete: WILLY CLAURE, BOLIVIANO CANTAUTOR RESIDING IN SWITZERLAND “I married the “cueca” and will accompany me to the end” The singer, who lives 18 years abroad, visited Bolivia to present his latest album “Cuecas not for dance” [Cuecas para no bailar]. As soon as he finished recording his latest album…
Bolivian People 101: The rise of the ‘cholitas’
Paula Dear reports for BBC News: The rise of the ‘cholitas’ Bolivia’s “cholitas” are riding the crest of a resurgence that has seen them transform from being “maids of the middle classes” who were routinely stereotyped and discriminated against, to having real clout in the economic, political and fashion worlds. With their high bowler hats,…
Bolivian folklore 101: Caporales dance, how it was created!
From time to time we see/read about Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador folklore groups playing our music, as if it were their own. I recall been in Germany and not so long ago in Charles Square, Cambridge, MA, USA, where musical groups from other countries were playing Bolivian music as if it was originally from their…
2012 in review
Bolivian Thoughts in an Emerging World likes to thank all of you dear and regarded visitors! I hope to see you again this 2013 and that our country shines and leaves behind all the uncertainty, hatred and resentment of those poor demagogue people. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film…
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