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Ruben Carrasco ARGENTINE ETHNIC SUITE

For String Quartet Ethnic Instruments and perc-

About Me

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Comments de color en JoomblyThe sounds to the string quartet was maked with a CAKEWALK - MIDI software. This work was written for soloist Argentine ethnic instruments, string quartet, percussion and voice. Is composed of 5 movements each of which presents a different ethnic instrument of different indigenous cultures that exist the Argentine Republic like Quichuas, Mapuche, Tobas, Wichis ..The story about every one to instruments is the following..; 1) ANTARA is tipic pentatonic pan flute from (Los Andes) and is a influence and inheritance to the INCAS empire in the argentine north west. 2) NOBIKE is instrument with only one string and is used to day for the indian ethnic group called TOBAS in the central north to Argentine (rain forest culture) in this moviment i sing in Toba indian language. 3) TROMPL this instrument is not original to America Was brought by the European conquerors and in many country in America and the worl is used for the nateves peoples but in Argentina is a special instrument for the indian ethnic group called WICHIS in central north to Argentina (rain forest culture) 4) KULTRUM & TRUTRUKA this 2 instruments percussion and wind form part to the indians ethnic group called MAPUCHES in argentine Patagonia, in this song i sing in Mapuche indian language. 5) ERKE is a giant wind instrument also inheritance to the Incas in the Argentine north west.
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Ruben Was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) study Piano at the National Conservatory of music in Buenos Aires with Claudio Kanz. Fagot with Walter Chironi. Harmony and composition with Horacio Lopez de la Rosa and Electronic and electroaucustic-music under the direction of Antonio Maranzano. 1979 : Foundet the music Folks-Group Nguillatum and travelling all over Argentina,collecting artistical experience. They had the fantastic posibility to play with Dino Saluzzi and Chango Farias Gomez.1986 : Was part of the International Jazz Festival of Mar del Plata,playing with a Danish musician Erling Kroner.1987 he Participated in the same International Jazz Festival of Mar del Plata as musical director,in the same event play togheter with the Israeli musician Jerry Garval. 1988 : Following his indian Calchaqui roots of his grandmother Deonisia Sajoma Guaman,he began a deep study of the Argentine ethnomusic. He lerns the differents indian languages from the Mapuches,Tehuelches,Tobas,Quichuas and his instruments,like the Patagonian Andino Flutes from the north east (RAINFOREST) Acording to the differnts cultures of the country. 1989 : Was the biginning of his internatianal activities in differents parts of Europe. in 1990 in Copenhagen jazz festival He shared the scene with wellnone musicians like Dizzi Guillespie,Arturo Sandoval,Airto Moreira.DinoSaluzzi.Palle Mickelborg,Marilyn Mazur and Michael Bracker and others. 2003 : He presented the two electroacustic works (firts international hearing) NOBIKE TOBA and GUARANI FOREST in the Tonkunst-Akademie of Darmstadt(Germany). INTERNATIONAL TOURS: 1989: Stockholms Park to teater (SWEDEN) 1990: Copenhagen Jazz festival(DANMARK) World Roots festival Amsterdam(HOLLAND)international Survival festival Cambridge (ENGLAND) Frankfurt university (GERMANY) 1991: City of London Festival(ENGLAND) Inteview in the cardiff television(WALES), international Survival festivalENGLAND) Vethzak theater Enschede (HOLLAND) 1992: Edition CD called 500 years to after (SWITZERLAND) 1993: Vitoria jazz festival Espiritu Santo (BRAZIL) 1994: Switzerland Tour(SWISS) 1995; International jazz Santiago festival first edition (CHILE) 1996: international jazz Santiago festival second edition (CHILE) 1997: Switzerland; Germany and holland tour 1998: Swiss tour. 1999: Musical Edition CD called (Voci del Silenzio) (ITALY) 2000: Central hall San Martin Theater (ARGENTINA) 2001: Swiss tour 2002: Swiss Tour 2003: Since June to August, Swiss, Germany tour 2004; Since June to August Swiss tour 2005; Since june to August Swiss tour November first festival to ethnic fusion Santiago ( CHILE) 2006; Since January to March Swiss tour Between 9 to 12 October (Nymagee outback music festival) AUSTRALIA. 2007; Zurich Mirrors festival.(Switzerland)
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Member Since: 2/23/2008
Band Website: rubencarrasco.cjb.net
Band Members: ..

NGUILLATUM 1983 myspace.com/carrasconguillatum1983
Editor de Imagenes - MyspaceMEMORIA REMOTA 1988 / myspace.com/carrascomemoria
Editor de Imagenes - MyspaceNGUILLATUM /500 YEARS AFTER 1992/ myspace.com/carrascosuiza
Editor de Imagenes - MyspaceSPECIAL PROJECT 1995/ myspace.com/carrascofusion
Editor de Imagenes - MyspaceVOCI DEL SILENZIO 2000/ myspace.com/carrascocuarteto
Editor de Imagenes - MyspacePAMPAS 2001 myspace.com/carrascopampa
Editor de Imagenes - MyspaceACONCAGUA 2002/ myspace.com/aconcaguacarrasco
Editor de Imagenes - MyspaceMY OTHER MUSICAL WORKS EDITED AND INEDITSÑEÑAREÍ MAPU / PEACE LAND 2003/ myspace.com/guamanes
Editor de Imagenes - MyspacePATAGONIA LEGENDS 2006 myspace.com/carrascomusica
Editor de Imagenes - MyspaceGONDWANA ROOTS 2007 myspace.com/blackcarrasco
Editor de Imagenes - Myspacewww.myspace.com/suiteetnica ..

www.myspace.com/carrascotango ..


Influences: Pacha mama, Temakel, Nguenechen, Tuba, Nilataj, Viracocha, Quetzalcoatl, Ralph Towner.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie