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Andes Manta

Fernando Lopez, Luis Lopez, Bolivar Lopez, and Jorge Lopez Natives of the Ecuadorian Andes, the four Lopez brothers form the musical group Andes Manta. The traditional music of the Andes has been handed down from father to son and brother to brother for thousands of years. Playing more than 35 traditional instruments, Andes Manta creates a vibrant, powerful sound that has been played from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego, using instruments from the quena, or Andean flute, to the six-foot long pan pipes. Andes Manta provides a rare opportunity for cultural understanding between the peoples of their homeland and North America. Fernando, Luis, Bolivar and Jorge bring this unique art form to North America in its purest, most authentic form.

Watch Past Performances

Andes Manta 10/10/05: Andes Manta

This fascinating ensemble performs the vibrant music of the Andes region.

Andes Manta

This fascinating ensemble performs the vibrant music of the Andes region.
Andes Manta 10/10/03: Andes Manta

Andes Manta, the four López brothers, perform the vibrant music of the Andes Mountains and the surrounding regions, using six-foot-long panpipes, llama toenail rattles, four-foot-long moxeno flutes, and the haunting sounds of the rain forest.
Presented in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of the American Indian.

Andes Manta

Andes Manta, the four López brothers, perform the vibrant music of the Andes Mountains and the surrounding regions, using six-foot-long panpipes, llama toenail rattles, four-foot-long moxeno flutes, and the haunting sounds of the rain forest.
Presented in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of the American Indian.
Andes Manta 4/1/03: Andes Manta

The four López brothers perform the vibrant music of the Andes Mountains and the surrounding regions in its most authentic form. Audiences are entranced by their six-foot-long panpipes, llama toenail rattles, four-foot-long moxeno flutes, and the haunting sounds of the rain forest.

Andes Manta

The four López brothers perform the vibrant music of the Andes Mountains and the surrounding regions in its most authentic form. Audiences are entranced by their six-foot-long panpipes, llama toenail rattles, four-foot-long moxeno flutes, and the haunting sounds of the rain forest.

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