Compadre Huashayo

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Inspired by the Ecuadoran huashayo, an individual appointed to hire musicians for a special celebration, Grammy-winning Western classical composer Gabriela Frank - a member of the multicultural and genre-bending Silk Road Ensemble - decided to recreate a traditional Western composition and use only South America's native instruments. The resulting piece, "Compadre Huashayo," is a lively and intriguing cultural blend of tone and style. COMPADRE HUASHAYO follows the story of this custom-designed composition, which fuses stylistic traits from two different musical traditions. Frank replaces the horn and violin sections with sampona and quena flutes, siku panpipes, guitar-like charangos and bandolins.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
9/18/2016
5:30 p.m.
9/22/2016
3:30 p.m.
9/25/2016
12:30 p.m.
9/25/2016
8:30 p.m.
9/26/2016
2:30 a.m.
10/1/2016
1:30 p.m.
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