MORE: Tour the music of Gustavo Santaolalla Nov 12, 2008
He plays guitar, the Mexican guitarron, plus his native ronroco and charango, while Anibal Kerpel accompanies him on melodia and vibraphone. The Motorcycle Diaries. (USA Today -- Life)
Chilean artist finds healing in film, music Oct 5, 2008
He left Chile with a charango (a small stringed instrument), some bamboo flutes and a drum, arriving in Vancouver with help from a Canadian church group. He worked as a dishwasher, janitor and longshoremen, playing music on the side. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bach to Books and the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra present Chaski Sep 15, 2008
Based upon their knowledge of the cultural and historical traditions from which the songs are derived, they capture the essence of the music and present songs using indigenous and concert instruments, including flute, quena, zampoas (panpipes), alto flute, transverse flute, harp, guitar, charango, cuatro, ronroco, bombo, chajchas, maracas, matraka, and various whistles and bird calls. Wearing typical Andean clothing, Chaski s concerts include written and spoken comments describing the music,... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Musical Mixture Aug 3, 2008
By the mid- to late-'90s, he had produced two more solo CDs, "Gas" and "Ronroco," the latter an entrancing ambient album of electro-acoustic textures featuring Santaolalla playing his tiny Andean charango guitar. With its soul and simplicity, "Ronroco" caught Hollywood's ear, paving the way for the next phase of Santaolalla's career: movie soundtracks. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Go & Do: Things you can do on Sunday, July 27 Jul 27, 2008
With a collection of more than 200 instruments from around the world, including acoustic-synth and nylon string guitars, sitar, balofon, djembe, koto, charango, mbira and a wide variety of percussion and stringed instruments, he has amazed audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Alaska, Croatia, South Africa and India. Armstrong performs this afternoon at 4 p.m. (Sunday, July 27) as part of the Sundays in the Garden Concert series at Hamilton House, Vaughan's Lane, off Route 236, South... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Morcheeba changes its sound track Mar 26, 2008
The band, which plays a sold-out show at Somerville Theatre tomorrow night, has struggled to replace the terrific Skye Edwards, with whom they split after "Charango" in 2002. Edwards's voice defined the band's sound on its debut, "Who Can You Trust?" (1996). (Boston Globe)
Rock star studies Nov 17, 2007
The other original song, "Despedida," is written in a folkloric style evoking the mournful sound of Andean music, with native instruments such as the bombo, a drum, and the charango, a small guitar. Shakira calls it "the song of her dreams" because she had always wanted to write something that evoked "the lament of the Andes.". (Los Angeles Times)
Jorge Puente Luna, loved his Peruvian culture Oct 31, 2007
He could sing, dance, play the piano and the traditional charango, a small guitar, and quena, a cane flute. He traveled to Peru to consult with costume designers for festival performers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
At Westerly Library: music and art of the Andes Oct 20, 2007
Espinoza was trained in Lima as a classical violinist and went on to study the guitar as well as the indigenous small guitar known as the charango, a double 10-string guitar similar to a mandolin ... "At his concerts he ll have his percussion people, a guitarist, and a charango player, but they ll all trade off on different songs they re doing." ... He writes for the indigenous instruments used by Espinoza and his fellow players: the quena and siku flutes, which range in height from one inch to... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Peruvians-at home in the Wood River Valley Oct 10, 2007
Others play the Latin American harp and mandolin, traditional charango guitar and Peruvian drums for festivals around the country. The group will accompany Utah Hispanic Dance Alliance Saturday night at the nexStage Theatre. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Dances of the Andes and Amazon to take stage Oct 3, 2007
They will perform to a variety of traditional instruments, including the tinya, or hand drum; the charango, a Peruvian guitar made of armadillo shell, and the familiar zampona panflutes. This story posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 6:00 PM MDT. (Wood River Journal, ID)
The language of music Aug 24, 2007
His approach was to record a single track on a small solo instrument, such as the lute-like charango, then add improvised parts in reaction to each previous part. But even when he plays 10 instruments on a single song, it doesn't sound cluttered or contrived as he hopscotches from tangos and calypsos to hulas and mazurkas. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sound of music from across world Jul 28, 2007
Besides the multicultural aspect presented in each year at the MIMF, Jaime Torres and his charango guitar bring the musical culture of the Andes to Macau, as the sikus and quena flutes accompany this virtuoso in a dance of the Americas where the steps of the tango and the melodies of the Coplas take turns on the floor. Alongside these border-crossing ventures, the MIMF maintains ties with the homeland at the Dom Pedro V Theatre, as the Beijing New Music Ensemble builds a bridge to the West with... (Xinhuanet, China)
Celebration of sounds Jul 26, 2007
The bands multi-instrumentalists displayed their skills by playing panpipes, guitar, violin, percussions, quena (bamboo flute) and charango (a 10-string, lute-like mini guitar). They got quite a few cheers when they performed The Rain, a fast number that really went well with the weather and atmosphere. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
East-bound sound Jul 9, 2007
This groups instruments of choice are the quena (bamboo flute), panpipes, guitar, charango, violin and percussion. The last time the Forghorn Stringband played at this festival was in 2005, and the band brought with it good old music of the Appalachians. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Cacho Tirao, 66; Argentine guitar virtuoso Jun 8, 2007
He developed a broad repertoire of music and expertise on stringed instruments, including banjo, lute, and charango. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
