El Potosi, Página Siete: The Potosí authorities decided to protect their heritage by submitting Ch’utillos to Unesco in the category of Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The controversy over the origin of the morenada had a positive effect: without political distinctions, the authorities of Potosí decided to postulate the Ch’utillos festival, including its dances, to the…
Tag: Bolivian folklore
The Charm Of The Charango
The Odyssey Series, Wisconsin Public Radio [To listen to the instrument, click on the photo. To download it, use the link at the bottom]: The charango from Bolivia is thought to have originated roughly 300 years ago in Potosi, commonly designated as the “silver city.” It was crafted over time by South American Indian musicians…
Una visita al Programa Desde El Escenario
Ballet “Manuel Acosta” CUECA”CHOLITA PACEÑA” MORENADA “CUANTO CUESTAS CUANTO VALES”
The Bolivian orchestra stranded in a German castle
Oliver Barnes reports for BBC News: Coronavirus “The breathing techniques required to play these instruments for a few hours put you in a kind of trance,” says Miguel Cordoba, who plays the siku flute. But as soon as the rehearsal finishes they are all too aware of how their life has changed. Because they are…
The pollera skirt: flag or stigma? – La pollera: ¿bandera o estigma?
E. Gerardo Mallea writes in El Diario: The pollera skirt: flag or stigma? In an immediate historical past, the pollera skirt and its use meant a reality reviled and ignored, its intrinsic values were practically exhausted. However, in recent years an overwhelming narrative about the pollera skirt and chola has been mythologized; coming to exalt…
WHERE TO GO ON HOLIDAY IN APRIL? BOLIVIA OF COURSE!
Estella Shardlow reports for the Independent, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: Looking for an Easter break? There’s still some snow time to be enjoyed in the Alps, just as European city breaks are warming up. Or discover under-the-radar spots in South American and the Far East, which unfurl their most impressive scenery this month. The Independent’s…
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