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From the windy barren high plateaus of the Andes, the mystical Amazon rain forest, the steamy heat of the Caribbean and the desert coasts washed by the oceans comes a high-energy, multi-national musical ensemble that performs music deeply rooted within the folk, pop and traditional genres of Latin America, the Andean regions and the Caribbean. Like their ancestors before them Markamusic musicians draw from the depths of their unique past: Inca, Taino, Maya, African and Spanish. Markamusic embraces musical history and takes it to a different place. Fused with the creations of younger generations, during its performances and workshops, Markamusic emphasizes the musical and cultural contributions of the four major influences that have shaped Latin American music at large: the indigenous, the West African, the Iberian, and the United States. Traditional rhythms and musical forms from these diverse cultures slowly fused during the centuries creating today's Latin American music.
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A song inspired by the idea that Latin music is an ever changing unspoken union of many different cultural influences: European, indigenous, American and African. Done in a modernized version of Latin Jazz featuring Andean pan pipes!
Sand and Foam (Arena y Espuma)
A composition featuring two distinctively different rhythms from Latin America: Salsa from Puerto Rico and Cumbia from Colombia. Spiced up with the Andean overtones of the Andean pipes and flutes in the main melody.
A beautiful, pensive piece inspired by the moods of love. The 3 different movements reflect the stages of love: From calm to peaceful and passionate. Done on an array of Andean native instruments:Zampoña, Quena, Quenacho, Bombo, bird callers, Tiple..
A composition featuring the Brazilian Bossanova Rhythm. The main melody is done on the bolivian Quenacho flute and the rhythm with a Peruvian Cajon. This beautiful pensive piece has some touches of latin Jazz.
This piece take its name from the last Inca emperor who died at the hands of the spanish conquistadors. It is done on a modernized San Juanito Rhythm from Ecuador.
A song inspired by the unending powers of love and Grace. Mixing the indigenous rhythms of Candombe Music from Uruguay and Andean motifs and native instruments from the South American Highlands.
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Performing Group
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
1999
Institution/Business Type:
Performing Group
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
1999
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Music - Ethnic / WorldAdditional Disciplines:
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$900 - $10,000Teaching Settings:
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$900 - $10,000NEST Eligible Artist
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$900 - $10,000State of Residence:
MassachusettsMinimum Number of Performers:
6Maximum Number of Performers:
9