Inca Son

Cesar Villalobos L., director/sikus/lead singer/drums Santos Alva, guitar Sergio Espinoza, kena Alfredo Velasquez, charango Eugenio Huanca, percussion Through traditional music and dance of the Andes Mountains of Peru and Latin America, INCA SON enhances its audiences' knowledge about the riches of Andean Culture. Dressed in authentic and colorful Inca attire, the group performs songs and dances with special importance, meaning or background in Andean folklore. They rearrange traditional songs to create a unique style and also write original compositions and use over 40 instruments, excluding the stringed instruments, all of which are made by the musicians themselves. Several of the songs from their last three recordings are hits in Peru-including "Ascope, Tierra del Amanecer," "Cholita Tania," "El Abuelito," and "Inti Libertad" by Cesar Villalobos.

Cesar Villalobos L., director/sikus/lead singer/drums
Santos Alva, guitar
Sergio Espinoza, kena
Alfredo Velasquez, charango
Eugenio Huanca, percussion
Through traditional music and dance of the Andes Mountains of Peru and Latin America, INCA SON enhances its audiences' knowledge about the riches of Andean Culture. Dressed in authentic and colorful Inca attire, the group performs songs and dances with special importance, meaning or background in Andean folklore. They rearrange traditional songs to create a unique style and also write original compositions and use over 40 instruments, excluding the stringed instruments, all of which are made by the musicians themselves. Several of the songs from their last three recordings are hits in Peru-including "Ascope, Tierra del Amanecer," "Cholita Tania," "El Abuelito," and "Inti Libertad" by Cesar Villalobos.

INCA SON has had a consistent presence in arts and culture throughout the United States. The group launched The Year of the World Indigenous People at the United Nations in New York (1992); were nominated for their outstanding accomplishments by the Boston Music Awards (1993 and 1995); provided the official entertainment for World Cup Soccer events (1994); bestowed the honorary title of "Cultural Ambassador" by the National Press Advisors of Peru (1995); part of the official entertainment for the Olympics in Atlanta, and received the Certificate of Distinction for its outstanding performance at the "Festival Mondial de Folklore, Drummondville," Quebec (1996); and, for the last five years, INCA SON has been elected "The Best Andean Band of New England" by the Harvard Square Business Association.

The group has shared the stage with many professional performers, including Tito Puente, and has performed at International Festivals in all the United States, in Canada, Europe and Peru; at fund-raisers for non-profit organizations such as Oxfam America, Amnesty International, the Genesis Foundation, Walk for AIDS, Earth Day, and WGBH; at Symphony Hall for the National Governors' Conference, attended by President Bill Clinton; at the Human Rights Awards, attended by former President Jimmy Carter; at Boston's Hatch Shell for the Quintencenial Powwow since European colonization; at numerous museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston; and at Carnegie Hall, the World Trade Center and the Lincoln Center in NY. INCA SON also contributed music for the PBS program Columbus and the Age of Discovery, a series which aired worldwide. On a regular basis, the group plays for festivals, museums, universities, schools, theaters, restaurants, private parties, and, in the streets-a great medium for public exposure.

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3/17/03: AmericArtes: Inca Son

AmericArtes: INCA SON presents traditional music and dance of the Andes Mountains of Peru and Latin America in authentic and colorful Inca attire.

AmericArtes: Inca Son

AmericArtes: INCA SON presents traditional music and dance of the Andes Mountains of Peru and Latin America in authentic and colorful Inca attire.

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