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Achuira

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Achuira was formed by a group of musicians from the Berklee College of music in Boston to promote, share and explore the traditions and cultural expressions of Colombia. Achuira's mission as well as many other Colombian musicians in the United States, is to share this music with everyone so that it can find its way up and be recognized by many people in the U.S. and in the world...Achuira se formó por un grupo de musicos del Berklee College of music en Boston para promover, compartir y explorar las tradiciones y expresiones culturales de Colombia. La misión de Achuira, al igual que muchos otros musicos Colombianos en los Estados Unidos es compartir esta música con todo el mundo para que pueda ser reconocida por mucha gente en Estados Unidos y el mundo entero...

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Member Since: 17/07/2006
Band Website: www.achuira.com
Band Members: *Victor Andrés Cruz: Musical director, Gaita Hembra, Lead Vocals and Alegre Drum. *Camilo Rodriguez: Gaita Hembra, Gaita Macho, Maraca and Vocals. *Juan Carlos Lopez: Tambora, Llamador and Vocals. *Juancho Ospina: Lead Vocals, Gaita Macho. *Andrés Jiménez: Tambora, Llamador and Vocals.
Influences: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Los Bajeros de la Montaña, Orlando Yepes, Medardo Padilla, Jesús María Sayas, Sixto Silgado "Paito," Petrona Martinez, Etelvina Maldonado de la Hoz, El Diablo Encarnación, Batata, Martina Camargo, Bullerengueras de Arboletes y de San Basilio de Palenque,... all the Colombian Masters and anyone who has been around this beautiful music...
Sounds Like: It's the sound of a Culture. The sound of a Culture willing to overcome obstacles, the sound of its enchanting essence, of its idiosyncrasy, its traditions, its humanity. It's the sound that brings to a spot light the bright Aura, the Magic, the joy of a Colombian Society, that completely overcomes any bad image yellow Journalism could ever portrait about Colombia... It's a new sound, it's a new generation of music that belongs to very ancient traditions, it's a new influence, its the new music for the world...
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