Richards Free Library Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Peruvian Folklore Family Concert
Peruvian musicians Guillermo Seminario, Augusto Taype, and Mario Montalvo  performed to a large crowd of enthusiastic listeners in the Richards Free Library Ballroom yesterday afternoon. The three Chimu Band members explained their handmade Peruvian instruments between each song.

Guillermo Seminario is the musical director "Chimu's",.He is a talented performer, having played various instruments since an early age. Guilllermo also makes professional grade instruments such as Zamponas, pan pipes, flutes and charangos.

Agusto Taype hails from Julliaca, near the shores of Lake Titicaca. Before Chimu's he has performed with the folklore group Wayra Llacta, meaning "place of the wind". When Agusto traveled to Cusco for its famed Inti Raymi festival, there he met Guillermo and they became fast friends and musical partners forming the group Chimu's. Agusto also makes zamponas, flutes, weaves tapestries a bit, and even "a little bit of pottery."

 Mario Montalvo calls Cusco his home. He has studied voice and guitar, charango, flute and zampona. He was previously part of the group KMT Unima and had been a choral director in various parishes in Cusco.

 This first visit in the U.S. is under special invitation of Mountain Spirit Institute http://www.mtnspirit.org/Quechua.html.

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