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ABOUT SURCARI
Surcari is a performance
group originally from Chile and Puerto Rico under the musical direction of
guitarist Lorena Garay. For many years, the members of Surcari have been
successfully offering concerts and educational performances to audiences in the
United States, South America and Europe. The group performs a blend of
traditional and original Latin American, Andean, Afro-Caribbean, Spanish and world
music on a wide array of indigenous instruments. Surcari's extensive repertoire
is drawn from the group's artistic influences (classical, folk, afro, Latin
jazz, world, and flamenco). Surcari’s concerts and school performances are
colorful, engaging, interactive, and participatory. An irresistible mix of
instrumental and vocal music from different Spanish-speaking cultures!
INSTRUMENTATION
Surcari performs
on over forty wind, string, and percussion instruments.
Audiences are impressed by their joyful yet intense way of playing.
String Instruments:
Spanish guitar, requinto guitar, Cuban tres, Puerto Rican cuatro, Colombian
tiple, Venezuelan cuatro, charango, ronroco, cavaquiño, bandolin, and electric
bass.
Wind Instruments:
quena, quenacho, mohoceño, tarka, rondador, panpipes (sikus, zankas,
toyos), payas, sikuri, cromática, flauta de pan, ocarina, trutruca, didgeridoo,
conch-shell, and whistles.
Percussion Instruments:
bombo legüero, cajón, congas, katá, claves, güiro, maracas, caxixi, shekere,
cabasa, cuica, berimbau, vibraslap, cowbell, agogo bell, frog rasp, rainstick,
ocean drum, udu drum, Turkish darabuka, castanets, chajchas, all kinds of
rattles, and sound effects.
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