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ANDES MANTA
About the Artist
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. In the Andes region of South America, songs and festivals mark life events such as the blessing of a new house, the birth of a child or the cycles of planting and harvesting. Energetic music and dance animate Andean religious festivals, blending pre-Colombian and Catholic rituals. Andes Manta has played on stage and screen in a number of venues and tours regularly. Their music resonates of civilizations past and delivers a fresh, emotionally charged listening experience. Management: Annie Tiberio Agency, Website: www.a-tiberio.com/andesmanta.
Past Performances
October 10, 2005
This fascinating ensemble performs the vibrant music of the Andes region.
October 10, 2003
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.
April 1, 2003
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. Americartes
